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A390.0 Aluminum vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

A390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C36500 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 A390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C36500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
100
Elongation at Break, % 0.87 to 0.91
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 290
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.6 to 2.6
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 580
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
37.5 to 41.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4