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C52400 Bronze vs. C26200 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C26200 brass are copper alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is C26200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 50 to 100
55 to 93
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 54 to 84
26 to 78
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
330 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
25
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

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
11 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
13 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
67 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
29.6 to 33
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants