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C64210 Bronze vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

Both C64210 bronze and C36500 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64210 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, % 35
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 77
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
39
Shear Strength, MPa 380
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.3 to 7.0
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 92.2
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.25 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
37.5 to 41.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4