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C42200 Brass vs. C28500 Muntz Metal

Both C42200 brass and C28500 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. They have 69% 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 C42200 brass and the bottom bar is C28500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 56 to 87
150
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 350
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
22
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
17

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
57 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
39.5 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9