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C52400 Bronze vs. C42600 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C42600 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 C42600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
410 to 830

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
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
31
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
340

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
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0.020 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
5.3 to 10.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants