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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

EN AC-46600 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 EN AC-46600 aluminum and the bottom bar is C36500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
23
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0.25 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
37.5 to 41.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4