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O61 C28000 Muntz Metal vs. O61 C63600 Bronze

Both O61 C28000 Muntz Metal and O61 C63600 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the O61 (annealed) temper. 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is O61 C28000 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is O61 C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
66
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 280
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5