C99600 Bronze vs. AWS BVAg-6b

C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99600 bronze and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-6b.

UNS C99600 Manganese Bronze AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		56
Shear Modulus, GPa		35

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.1
Density, g/cm³		9.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		51
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		10
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		1.0 to 2.8
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		50.8 to 60
Copper (Cu), %		49 to 51

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020

Manganese (Mn), %		39 to 45
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51

Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010

Residuals, %		0 to 0.3
Residuals, %		0