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C99750 Brass vs. C95820 Bronze

Both C99750 brass and C95820 bronze are copper alloys. They have 64% 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 C99750 brass and the bottom bar is C95820 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
120
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 30
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 280
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 110
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 300
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 3.0
9.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 61
77.5 to 82.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 23
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 5.0
4.5 to 5.8
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 17 to 23
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8