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C53400 Bronze vs. C48200 Brass

Both C53400 bronze and C48200 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% 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 C53400 bronze and the bottom bar is C48200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
400 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 69
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 91.8 to 95.7
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.4 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 5.8
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
35.5 to 40.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants