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C40500 Penny Bronze vs. C18600 Copper

Both C40500 penny bronze and C18600 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C40500 penny bronze and the bottom bar is C18600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
8.0 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 310
310 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 540
520 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79 to 520
500 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
70
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
71

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 110
44 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 1200
1060 to 1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 17
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 17
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 19
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
96.5 to 99.55
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0.25 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 2.1 to 5.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5