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C52400 Bronze vs. C46200 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C46200 brass are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
370 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
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
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants