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C28500 Muntz Metal vs. 5040 Aluminum

C28500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5040 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 C28500 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is 5040 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
70
Elongation at Break, % 20
5.7 to 6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 320
140 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
240 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
14 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
260 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
31 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.2 to 98
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 59
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 39.5 to 43
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15