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C36500 Muntz Metal vs. C52100 Bronze

Both C36500 Muntz Metal and C52100 bronze are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C36500 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is C52100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 45
45 to 100
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
380 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
34
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
12 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
13 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 28

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
89.8 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 37.5 to 41.8
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5