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C52100 Bronze vs. C85400 Brass

Both C52100 bronze and C85400 brass are copper alloys. They have 69% 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 C52100 bronze and the bottom bar is C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 800
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
25
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 25
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 22
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 28
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 89.8 to 93
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 3.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1