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C19700 Copper vs. C37000 Muntz Metal

Both C19700 copper and C37000 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C19700 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, % 2.4 to 13
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 67 to 75
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 530
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 520
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 86 to 88
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 89
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 49
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1160
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 16
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
13

Alloy Composition

Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.59
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0.3 to 1.2
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.010 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
36 to 40.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4