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B390.0 Aluminum vs. C28000 Muntz Metal

B390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C28000 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 B390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C28000 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
100
Elongation at Break, % 0.88
10 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
330 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
150 to 370

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 580
900
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 27
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
27 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
110 to 670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
11 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
13 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 72.7 to 79.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
36.3 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3