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C16500 Copper vs. C28500 Muntz Metal

Both C16500 copper and C28500 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C16500 copper and the bottom bar is C28500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
22
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
17

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
57 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
39.5 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9