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C49300 Brass vs. C40500 Penny Bronze

Both C49300 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 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, % 4.5 to 20
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
270 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
79 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
16 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
28 to 1200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
8.5 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
10 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
2.1 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants