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C18100 Copper vs. C28500 Muntz Metal

Both C18100 copper and C28500 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18100 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, % 8.3
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 80
150
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
40
Shear Strength, MPa 300
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
22
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 900
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.7 to 99.49
57 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.030 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
39.5 to 43
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9