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201.0 Aluminum vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

201.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C36500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C36500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.4 to 20
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Shear Strength, MPa 290
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 470
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 400
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30 to 33
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 97
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
23
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 63
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1160
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 42
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.1 to 95.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.2
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.5 to 41.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4