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C52400 Bronze vs. C43500 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C43500 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% 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 C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
320 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
28
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
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
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
10 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants