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C41300 Brass vs. C53400 Bronze

Both C41300 brass and C53400 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 C41300 brass and the bottom bar is C53400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 88
67 to 93
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 20 to 77
33 to 79
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 630
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
32
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 20
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 19
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
91.8 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
3.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 10.3
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants