C52400 Bronze vs. C66200 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C66200 brass are copper alloys. They have 90% 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 C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.

UNS C52400 Phosphor Bronze UNS C66200 Nickel Brass

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Mechanical Properties

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		41
Shear Modulus, GPa		42

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450 to 880
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		180

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1070

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1030

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		50
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		150

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

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		35

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		35
Base Metal Price, % relative		29

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		58
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		43

Embodied Water, L/kg		390
Embodied Water, L/kg		320

Common Calculations

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		14 to 28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		14 to 17

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15 to 16

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		45

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), %		87.8 to 91
Copper (Cu), %		86.6 to 91

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

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0.3 to 1.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0.030 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), %		0.050 to 0.2

Tin (Sn), %		9.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), %		0.2 to 0.7

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), %		6.5 to 12.9

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5