Quench Hardened and Temper Annealed (TQ50) C62400 Bronze
TQ50 C62400 bronze is C62400 bronze in the TQ50 (quench hardened and temper annealed) condition. It has the highest strength and lowest ductility compared to the other variants of C62400 bronze. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare TQ50 C62400 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
11 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Shear Modulus
42 GPa 6.1 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
440 MPa 64 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
730 MPa 110 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
350 MPa 51 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
230 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
220 °C 430 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1040 °C 1900 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1030 °C 1880 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
440 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
59 W/m-K 34 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
18 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
12 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
13 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
27 % relative
Density
8.2 g/cm3 510 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
3.2 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
53 MJ/kg 23 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
400 L/kg 47 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
68 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
550 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.6 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
20 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
25 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
22 points
Thermal Diffusivity
16 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
26 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 82.8 to 88 | |
| Al | 10 to 11.5 | |
| Fe | 2.0 to 4.5 | |
| Mn | 0 to 0.3 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.25 | |
| Sn | 0 to 0.2 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.5 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B150: Standard Specification for Aluminum Bronze Rod, Bar, and Shapes
ASM Specialty Handbook: Copper and Copper Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 2001