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C40500 Penny Bronze vs. C48200 Brass

Both C40500 penny bronze and C48200 brass are copper alloys. They have 65% 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 C48200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
15 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 310
260 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 540
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79 to 520
160 to 320

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
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 110
61 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 1200
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 17
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 17
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 19
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.1 to 5.3
35.5 to 40.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants