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C86800 Bronze vs. C40500 Penny Bronze

Both C86800 bronze and C40500 penny bronze are copper alloys. They have 60% 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 C86800 bronze and the bottom bar is C40500 penny bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 22
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
270 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
79 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
16 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
28 to 1200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
8.5 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
10 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 53.5 to 57
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 28.3 to 40.5
2.1 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5