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C24000 Brass vs. C52100 Bronze

Both C24000 brass and C52100 bronze are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C24000 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 0.32
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 52 to 91
45 to 100
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 51 to 78
48 to 82
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 640
380 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 34
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
34
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 21
12 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
13 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
14 to 28

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 81.5
89.8 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 18.2 to 21.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants