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C49300 Brass vs. C54400 Bronze

Both C49300 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 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 430 to 520
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0.010 to 0.5
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants