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O61 C28000 Muntz Metal vs. O61 C65400 Bronze

Both O61 C28000 Muntz Metal and O61 C65400 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the O61 (annealed) temper. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C65400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 280
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.010 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
93.8 to 96.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.7 to 3.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2