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C52400 Bronze vs. C43000 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C43000 brass are copper alloys. They have 88% 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 C43000 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
30 to 100
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 54 to 84
57 to 86
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
320 to 710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1000
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
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
29
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
330

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
10 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
11 to 25

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
84 to 87
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
1.7 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
9.7 to 14.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants