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C18600 Copper vs. C28500 Muntz Metal

Both C18600 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18600 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, % 8.0 to 11
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 340
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 580
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500 to 520
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 70
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 71
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
22
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 58
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1060 to 1180
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 81
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 96.5 to 99.55
57 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 0.8
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
39.5 to 43
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9