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C28000 Muntz Metal vs. C17510 Copper

Both C28000 Muntz Metal and C17510 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C28000 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is C17510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 45
5.4 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 55 to 78
44 to 99
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 330
210 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 610
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 370
120 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
22 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
23 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
49
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 240
39 to 92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 670
64 to 2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 21
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 20
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 20
11 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
95.9 to 98.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 2.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5