C53400 Bronze vs. AWS E320

C53400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E320 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 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 C53400 bronze and the bottom bar is AWS E320.

UNS C53400 (CW458K) Leaded Phosphor Bronze AWS E320 (W88021) Weld Metal

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		42
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		330 to 720
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		32
Base Metal Price, % relative		38

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		49
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		91

Embodied Water, L/kg		350
Embodied Water, L/kg		220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 21

Copper (Cu), %		91.8 to 95.7
Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		31.8 to 43.5

Lead (Pb), %		0.8 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 2.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.0 to 3.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		32 to 36

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 1.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0.030 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.6

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tin (Sn), %		3.5 to 5.8
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0