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206.0 Aluminum vs. C28500 Muntz Metal

206.0 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 (5, 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 206.0 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, % 8.4 to 12
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Shear Strength, MPa 260
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 440
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 350
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
22
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 49
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 840
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 40
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.3 to 95.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
57 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
39.5 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9