C46400 Brass vs. C54400 Bronze
Both C46400 brass and C54400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C46400 brass and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
40 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 500 | |
330 to 720 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
190 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
1000 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
930 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
370 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
86 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 | |
19 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 29 | |
19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
2.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
48 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
340 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
6.8 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
10 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
12 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
26 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 16 | |
12 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 62 | |
85.4 to 91.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
3.5 to 4.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0.010 to 0.5 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
3.5 to 4.5 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 36.3 to 40.5 | |
1.5 to 4.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |