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C52400 Bronze vs. C34500 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C34500 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is C34500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
340 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
12 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
13 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
32 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants