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C52400 Bronze vs. C41500 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C41500 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 C41500 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
62 to 90
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 54 to 84
36 to 75
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
340 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
1.5 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants