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C52400 Bronze vs. C23400 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C23400 brass are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is C23400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 50 to 100
52 to 91
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 54 to 84
51 to 78
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
370 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
27
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
81 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
15.7 to 19
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants