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H02 C26000 Brass vs. H02 C28000 Muntz Metal

Both H02 C26000 brass and H02 C28000 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H02 (half hard) temper. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is H02 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is H02 C28000 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 69
70
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Shear Strength, MPa 280
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
350

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 93
42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
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), % 28.1 to 31.5
36.3 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3