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C52400 Bronze vs. C48600 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C48600 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is C48600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 50 to 100
55 to 58
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
280 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
47
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
9.5 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
12 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
9.3 to 12

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0.3 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
33.4 to 39.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants