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C99700 Brass vs. C67300 Bronze

Both C99700 brass and C67300 bronze are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 C67300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
58 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
2.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
27.2 to 39.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5