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5083 Aluminum vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

5083 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C36500 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 5083 aluminum and the bottom bar is C36500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 17
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 220
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 340
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 42
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95 to 860
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 40
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 44
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 95.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 4.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
37.5 to 41.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4