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C28000 Muntz Metal vs. C44400 Brass

Both C28000 Muntz Metal and C44400 brass are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C28000 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is C44400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 610
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 370
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
26
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 670
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 21
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 20
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 20
12

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.070
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4