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H08 C15500 Copper vs. H08 C40500 Penny Bronze

Both H08 C15500 copper and H08 C40500 penny bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H08 (spring) temper. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 H08 C15500 copper and the bottom bar is H08 C40500 penny bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.0
4.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 270
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810
1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.1 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5