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C82500 Copper vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

Both C82500 copper and C36500 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82500 copper and the bottom bar is C36500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 1100
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 980
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 21
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 94
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 4000
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 35
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 27
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 38
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.3 to 97.8
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0.25 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
37.5 to 41.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4