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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. C28000 Muntz Metal

EN AC-51500 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 (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-51500 aluminum and the bottom bar is C28000 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
10 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
330 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
150 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
27 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
110 to 670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
11 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
13 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
36.3 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3