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C95500 Bronze vs. C40500 Penny Bronze

Both C95500 bronze and C40500 penny bronze are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95500 bronze and the bottom bar is C40500 penny bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 10
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 850
270 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 470
79 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58 to 61
16 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 950
28 to 1200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 29
8.5 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
10 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 29
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 84
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.1 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5