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C99700 Brass vs. C62400 Bronze

Both C99700 brass and C62400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99700 brass and the bottom bar is C62400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
11 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
690 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
27
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
68 to 77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
320 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
21 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
25 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
82.8 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5