M20 C28000 Muntz Metal vs. M20 C62400 Bronze
Both M20 C28000 Muntz Metal and M20 C62400 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the M20 (as hot rolled) condition. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is M20 C28000 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is M20 C62400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
| 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 | |
| 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 31 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 27 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 53 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 77 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 40 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 10 to 11.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 63 | |
| 82.8 to 88 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 2.0 to 4.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 36.3 to 41 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |