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772.0 Aluminum vs. C37000 Muntz Metal

772.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C37000 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 772.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C37000 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.3 to 8.4
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 320
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 250
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 25
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 430
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 31
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 36
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.2 to 93.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 7.0
36 to 40.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4