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C41500 Brass vs. C54400 Bronze

Both C41500 brass and C54400 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C41500 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
Rockwell B Hardness 62 to 90
67 to 93
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 36 to 75
33 to 79
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
12 to 26

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants