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2018 Aluminum vs. C28500 Muntz Metal

2018 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 (3, 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 2018 aluminum and the bottom bar is C28500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Shear Strength, MPa 270
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
22
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.7 to 94.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
57 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
39.5 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9