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C48200 Brass vs. C53400 Bronze

Both C48200 brass and C53400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C48200 brass and the bottom bar is C53400 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
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
32
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
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
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
91.8 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
3.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 35.5 to 40.1
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants