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C28500 Muntz Metal vs. C51000 Bronze

Both C28500 Muntz Metal and C51000 bronze are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 C28500 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is C51000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
2.7 to 64
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 150
26 to 97
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 320
250 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
130 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
77
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
7.0 to 490
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
75 to 2490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
10 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
12 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12 to 28

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 57 to 59
92.9 to 95.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 39.5 to 43
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5