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C28500 Muntz Metal vs. C90500 Gun Metal

Both C28500 Muntz Metal and C90500 gun metal are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C28500 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
35
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 59
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 39.5 to 43
1.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3