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C36500 Muntz Metal vs. C41300 Brass

Both C36500 Muntz Metal and C41300 brass are copper alloys. They have 68% 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 C41300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.0 to 44
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 45
53 to 88
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Shear Strength, MPa 270
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
300 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
120 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
11 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
69 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
9.6 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
11 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 37.5 to 41.8
5.1 to 10.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5