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C28500 Muntz Metal vs. 5005 Aluminum

C28500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 C28500 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is 5005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
68
Elongation at Break, % 20
1.1 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 320
70 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
110 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
41 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
2.3 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
12 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
4.9 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97 to 99.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 59
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 39.5 to 43
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15