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C40500 Penny Bronze vs. C35600 Brass

Both C40500 penny bronze and C35600 brass are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C40500 penny bronze and the bottom bar is C35600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 46 to 82
53 to 91
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 10 to 72
52 to 78
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 540
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 17
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 17
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 19
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
2.0 to 3.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.1 to 5.3
33.4 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants