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C93500 Bronze vs. C99700 Brass

Both C93500 bronze and C99700 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C93500 bronze and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
25
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.3
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.5 to 3.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.3 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3