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C41500 Brass vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

Both C41500 brass and C36500 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C41500 brass and the bottom bar is C36500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 62 to 90
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
39
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
13

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
37.5 to 41.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4