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C28500 Muntz Metal vs. 5456 Aluminum

C28500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5456 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 5456 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
68
Elongation at Break, % 20
11 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 320
190 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
320 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
150 to 250

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
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
97

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
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
33 to 46
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
170 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
33 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
38 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
92 to 94.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 59
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 39.5 to 43
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15