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C38000 Brass vs. C53400 Bronze

Both C38000 brass and C53400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 59% 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 C53400 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
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
32
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
91.8 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.8 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
3.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5