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C17200 Copper vs. C28500 Muntz Metal

Both C17200 copper and C28500 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17200 copper and the bottom bar is C28500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 37
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
40
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 780
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 1380
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1250
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 500
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5720
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 44
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 46
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 96.1 to 98
57 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
39.5 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9