H00 C26200 Brass vs. H00 C28000 Muntz Metal
Both H00 C26200 brass and H00 C28000 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H00 (1/8 hard) temper. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is H00 C26200 brass and the bottom bar is H00 C28000 Muntz Metal.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 42 | |
| 30 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.31 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 60 | |
| 55 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 | |
| 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 | |
| 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 | |
| 240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 140 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 950 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 920 | |
| 900 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 31 | |
| 31 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 420 | |
| 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 67 to 70 | |
| 59 to 63 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 29.6 to 33 | |
| 36.3 to 41 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |