C28000 Muntz Metal vs. C46500 Brass
Both C28000 Muntz Metal and C46500 brass are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 C28000 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 45 | |
| 18 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.31 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 55 to 78 | |
| 55 to 95 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 330 | |
| 280 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 610 | |
| 380 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 370 | |
| 190 to 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 900 |
| 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 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 27 to 240 | |
| 99 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 670 | |
| 170 to 1170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 21 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 20 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 40 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 20 | |
| 13 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 63 | |
| 59 to 62 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 36.3 to 41 | |
| 36.2 to 40.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |