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C44400 Brass vs. C28000 Muntz Metal

Both C44400 brass and C28000 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C44400 brass and the bottom bar is C28000 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
330 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
150 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
110 to 670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
11 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
13 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11 to 20

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
36.3 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3