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C24000 Brass vs. C54400 Bronze

Both C24000 brass and C54400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 83% 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 C54400 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
67 to 93
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 51 to 78
33 to 79
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 640
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 34
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
31
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 21
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 81.5
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 18.2 to 21.5
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants