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C99700 Brass vs. C62500 Bronze

Both C99700 brass and C62500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C99700 brass and the bottom bar is C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
26
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
12.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5