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C99600 Bronze vs. C85800 Brass

Both C99600 bronze and C85800 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99600 bronze and the bottom bar is C85800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 150
100
Elongation at Break, % 27 to 34
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 300
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
870
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
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 310
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.8
0 to 0.55
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 50.8 to 60
57 to 69
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 39 to 45
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
31 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3