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C52100 Bronze vs. C84200 Brass

Both C52100 bronze and C84200 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C52100 bronze and the bottom bar is C84200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 800
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 25
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 22
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 28
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 89.8 to 93
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
10 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7