Full-Hard (H04) C28000 Muntz Metal
H04 C28000 Muntz Metal is C28000 Muntz Metal in the H04 (full hard) temper. It has the second highest strength and second lowest ductility compared to the other variants of C28000 Muntz Metal. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H04 C28000 Muntz Metal to: wrought brasses (top), all copper alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
100 GPa 15 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
16 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness
74
Shear Modulus
40 GPa 5.8 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
330 MPa 48 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
540 MPa 78 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
370 MPa 54 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
170 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
120 °C 250 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
900 °C 1660 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
900 °C 1650 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K 0.092 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
120 W/m-K 71 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
21 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
28 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
31 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
23 % relative
Density
8.0 g/cm3 500 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.7 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
46 MJ/kg 20 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
320 L/kg 38 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
78 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
670 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.2 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
20 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
19 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
18 points
Thermal Diffusivity
40 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
17 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 59 to 63 | |
| Zn | 36.3 to 41 | |
| Pb | 0 to 0.3 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.070 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.3 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B36: Standard Specification for Brass Plate, Sheet, Strip, And Rolled Bar
Copper: Its Trade, Manufacture, Use, and Environmental Status, Gunter Joseph, 2001
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993