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C52400 Bronze vs. C66300 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C66300 brass are copper alloys. They have 89% 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 C66300 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
460 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
29
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
46
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
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
15 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
16 to 28

Alloy Composition

Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
84.5 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
1.4 to 2.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
1.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
6.0 to 12.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants