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C36500 Muntz Metal vs. C26000 Brass

Both C36500 Muntz Metal and C26000 brass are copper alloys. They have 90% 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 C36500 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.5 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 45
53 to 93
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Shear Strength, MPa 270
230 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
320 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
110 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
25
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
6.1 to 420
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
51 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.070
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 37.5 to 41.8
28.1 to 31.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3