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C33000 Brass vs. C52400 Bronze

Both C33000 brass and C52400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33000 brass and the bottom bar is C52400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 26 to 69
54 to 84
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
35
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
14 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
17 to 32

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
87.8 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants