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C99700 Brass vs. C63600 Bronze

Both C99700 brass and C63600 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99700 brass and the bottom bar is C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

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
30
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
14 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5