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C18100 Copper vs. C37000 Muntz Metal

Both C18100 copper and C37000 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18100 copper and the bottom bar is C37000 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.3
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 80
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
39
Shear Strength, MPa 300
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 900
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.7 to 99.49
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.030 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36 to 40.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4