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C28500 Muntz Metal vs. 518.0 Aluminum

C28500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 518.0 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 518.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
67
Elongation at Break, % 20
5.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
25
Shear Strength, MPa 320
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
98
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
81

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
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.1 to 92.5
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 59
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 39.5 to 43
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25