H02 C28000 Muntz Metal vs. H02 C46500 Brass
Both H02 C28000 Muntz Metal and H02 C46500 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H02 (half hard) temper. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is H02 C28000 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is H02 C46500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.31 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 70 | |
| 84 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 | |
| 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 | |
| 530 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
| 410 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 31 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 42 | |
| 99 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 570 | |
| 810 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 40 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 63 | |
| 59 to 62 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 36.3 to 41 | |
| 36.2 to 40.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |