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C38000 Brass vs. C52400 Bronze

Both C38000 brass and C52400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 58% 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 C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C52400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
35
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
14 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17 to 32

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
87.8 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5