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C99600 Bronze vs. C87400 Brass

Both C99600 bronze and C87400 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99600 bronze and the bottom bar is C87400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 150
110
Elongation at Break, % 27 to 34
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 300
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
27
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 310
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.8
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 50.8 to 60
79 to 85.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 39 to 45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
2.5 to 4.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8