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C61900 Bronze vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

Both C61900 bronze and C36500 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C61900 bronze and the bottom bar is C36500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 32
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 410
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 650
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 79
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 150
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 430
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 22
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 83.6 to 88.5
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 4.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0.25 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
37.5 to 41.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4