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C28500 Muntz Metal vs. 2007 Aluminum

C28500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2007 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C28500 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is 2007 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
71
Elongation at Break, % 20
5.6 to 8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Shear Strength, MPa 320
220 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
240 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
47
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
21 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
390 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
33 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
37 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.5 to 95
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 59
3.3 to 4.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0.8 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 39.5 to 43
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3