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C32000 Brass vs. C54400 Bronze

Both C32000 brass and C54400 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 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 C32000 brass and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
12 to 26

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants