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C52400 Bronze vs. C68300 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C68300 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is C68300 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
60
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
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
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
14

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
34.2 to 40.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5