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2011 Aluminum vs. C28500 Muntz Metal

2011 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C28500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 2011 aluminum and the bottom bar is C28500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 18
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 250
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 420
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 310
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 170
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35 to 45
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100 to 130
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
22
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 52
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 680
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 64
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.6
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 5.0 to 6.0
57 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
39.5 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9