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C99600 Bronze vs. C33200 Brass

Both C99600 bronze and C33200 brass are copper alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99600 bronze and the bottom bar is C33200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 150
100
Elongation at Break, % 27 to 34
7.0 to 60
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
320 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 300
110 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
24
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
35 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 310
60 to 960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
11 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 50.8 to 60
65 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 39 to 45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
29 to 33.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4