C28000 Muntz Metal vs. C67400 Bronze
Both C28000 Muntz Metal and C67400 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C28000 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is C67400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 45 | |
| 22 to 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.31 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 55 to 78 | |
| 78 to 85 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 41 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 330 | |
| 310 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 610 | |
| 480 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 370 | |
| 250 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 890 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 23 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 31 | |
| 26 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 27 to 240 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 670 | |
| 300 to 660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 21 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 20 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 40 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 20 | |
| 16 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 63 | |
| 57 to 60 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 36.3 to 41 | |
| 31.1 to 40 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |