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C99700 Brass vs. C67500 Bronze

Both C99700 brass and C67500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 82% 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 C67500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 25
14 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
430 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
170 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
61 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
130 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
16 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
57 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0.050 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
35.1 to 41.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5