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C52400 Bronze vs. C87900 Brass

Both C52400 bronze and C87900 brass are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is C87900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 50 to 100
70
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
63 to 69.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
30 to 36
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0