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C52400 Bronze vs. C69700 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C69700 brass are copper alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is C69700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
26
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
75 to 80
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
13.9 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5