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C52400 Bronze vs. C66200 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C66200 brass are copper alloys. They have 90% 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 C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
450 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
29
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
43
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
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0.050 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5