C21000 Brass vs. C52100 Bronze
Both C21000 brass and C52100 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 C21000 brass and the bottom bar is C52100 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 36 to 73 | |
| 45 to 100 |
| Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 44 to 68 | |
| 48 to 82 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 450 | |
| 380 to 800 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 880 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 230 | |
| 62 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 56 | |
| 13 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 57 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 34 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 55 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 to 14 | |
| 12 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 to 15 | |
| 13 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 69 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.1 to 15 | |
| 14 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 94 to 96 | |
| 89.8 to 93 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.35 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 7.0 to 9.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 3.7 to 6.0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |