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C28000 Muntz Metal vs. C16500 Copper

Both C28000 Muntz Metal and C16500 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C28000 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 45
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 330
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 610
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 370
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 240
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 670
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 21
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 20
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 20
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants