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C40500 Penny Bronze vs. Z41121 Zinc

C40500 penny bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Z41121 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C40500 penny bronze and the bottom bar is Z41121 zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
87
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 540
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79 to 520
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
11
Density, g/cm3 8.8
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 110
68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 1200
79
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 17
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 17
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 19
4.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
0.080 to 0.49
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.18
Zinc (Zn), % 2.1 to 5.3
99.292 to 99.87
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0