C28000 Muntz Metal vs. C35300 Brass
Both C28000 Muntz Metal and C35300 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C28000 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is C35300 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.31 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 55 to 78 | |
| 53 to 91 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 39 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 610 | |
| 340 to 650 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 910 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 31 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 21 | |
| 12 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 20 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 40 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 20 | |
| 11 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 63 | |
| 60 to 63 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 36.3 to 41 | |
| 33.9 to 38.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |