Full-Hard (H04) C52100 Bronze
H04 C52100 bronze is C52100 bronze in the H04 (full hard) temper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H04 C52100 bronze to: wrought bronzes (top), all copper alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
110 GPa 16 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
15 %
Fatigue Strength
150 MPa 22 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness
93
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness
77
Shear Modulus
41 GPa 6.0 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
370 MPa 54 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
610 MPa 89 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
500 MPa 72 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
200 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
180 °C 350 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1030 °C 1880 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
880 °C 1620 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
370 J/kg-K 0.089 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
62 W/m-K 36 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
18 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
13 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
13 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
34 % relative
Density
8.8 g/cm3 550 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
3.4 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
55 MJ/kg 24 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
370 L/kg 44 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
86 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
1110 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.0 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
18 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
19 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
18 points
Thermal Diffusivity
19 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
22 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 89.8 to 93 | |
| Sn | 7.0 to 9.0 | |
| P | 0.030 to 0.35 | |
| Zn | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Pb | 0 to 0.050 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.5 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B139: Standard Specification for Phosphor Bronze Rod, Bar, and Shapes
ASTM B103: Standard Specification for Phosphor Bronze Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
Copper: Its Trade, Manufacture, Use, and Environmental Status, Gunter Joseph, 2001
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993