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C38000 Brass vs. C52100 Bronze

Both C38000 brass and C52100 bronze are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C52100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
380 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
34
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
12 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
13 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
89.8 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5