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C28500 Muntz Metal vs. 711.0 Aluminum

C28500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 711.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 711.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
71
Elongation at Break, % 20
7.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.8 to 92.7
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 59
0.35 to 0.65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0.7 to 1.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 39.5 to 43
6.0 to 7.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15