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213.0 Aluminum vs. C28500 Muntz Metal

213.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C28500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 213.0 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, % 1.5
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
22
Density, g/cm3 3.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.5
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 83.5 to 93
0
Copper (Cu), % 6.0 to 8.0
57 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.5
39.5 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9