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C52400 Bronze vs. C44500 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C44500 brass are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is C44500 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
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
26
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
330

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
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
12

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0.020 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4