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C52400 Bronze vs. C23000 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C23000 brass are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is C23000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 50 to 100
48 to 87
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 54 to 84
51 to 77
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
280 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
39

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
28
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
8.9 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
9.4 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
13.7 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants