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5657 Aluminum vs. C28500 Muntz Metal

5657 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 5657 aluminum and the bottom bar is C28500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.6 to 15
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Shear Strength, MPa 92 to 110
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150 to 200
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 170
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
22
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.7 to 27
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 200
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 28
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 84
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.7 to 8.6
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.5 to 99.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
57 to 59
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
39.5 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9