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C52400 Bronze vs. C68400 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C68400 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5