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C15900 Copper vs. C40500 Penny Bronze

Both C15900 copper and C40500 penny bronze are copper alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is C40500 penny bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 95
46 to 82
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 420
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
270 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
79 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
16 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
28 to 1200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
8.5 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
10 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.1 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5