C50100 Bronze vs. C52400 Bronze

Both C50100 bronze and C52400 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C50100 bronze and the bottom bar is C52400 bronze.

UNS C50100 Phosphor Bronze UNS C52400 Phosphor Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness		35
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness		54 to 84

Shear Modulus, GPa		43
Shear Modulus, GPa		41

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		170

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1000

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		840

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		370

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		230
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		50

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		11

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		31
Base Metal Price, % relative		35

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		42
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		58

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.3
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		14 to 28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15 to 23

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		66
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		15

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17 to 32

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), %		98.6 to 99.49
Copper (Cu), %		87.8 to 91

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Phosphorus (P), %		0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), %		0.030 to 0.35

Tin (Sn), %		0.5 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), %		9.0 to 11

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.2

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5