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518.0 Aluminum vs. C28500 Muntz Metal

518.0 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 (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 518.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C28500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
40
Shear Strength, MPa 200
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 98
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
22
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.1 to 92.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
57 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.8
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
39.5 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9