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C36500 Muntz Metal vs. C65500 Bronze

Both C36500 Muntz Metal and C65500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 61% 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 C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
4.0 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 45
62 to 97
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 270
260 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
360 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
11 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
62 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.8 to 3.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 37.5 to 41.8
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5