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C52400 Bronze vs. C37100 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C37100 brass are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 C37100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 54 to 84
43 to 71
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
370 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
900
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
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
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
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
14 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
36.3 to 41.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4