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O61 C28000 Muntz Metal vs. O61 C65100 Bronze

Both O61 C28000 Muntz Metal and O61 C65100 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the O61 (annealed) temper. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is O61 C28000 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is O61 C65100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell F Hardness 85
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 280
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
40
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
9.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.8

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
94.5 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5