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C52400 Bronze vs. C49300 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C49300 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% 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 C49300 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
430 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
26
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
370

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
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
1.0 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants