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C40500 Penny Bronze vs. SAE-AISI 1536 Steel

C40500 penny bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1536 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C40500 penny bronze and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
14 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
73
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 310
400 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 540
640 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 79 to 520
360 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 110
93 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 1200
340 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 17
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 17
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 19
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.37
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
98 to 98.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.2 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.1 to 5.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0