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C28000 Muntz Metal vs. C32000 Brass

Both C28000 Muntz Metal and C32000 brass are copper alloys. They have 74% 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 C28000 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 45
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 330
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 610
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 370
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 240
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 670
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 21
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 20
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 20
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants