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C46400 Brass vs. C40500 Penny Bronze

Both C46400 brass and C40500 penny bronze 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C46400 brass and the bottom bar is C40500 penny bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
270 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
79 to 520

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
16 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
28 to 1200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
8.5 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
10 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
2.1 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants