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C28000 Muntz Metal vs. C15500 Copper

Both C28000 Muntz Metal and C15500 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C28000 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 45
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 330
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 610
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 370
130 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 240
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 670
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 21
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 20
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 20
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
99.75 to 99.853
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants