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C36500 Muntz Metal vs. 359.0 Aluminum

C36500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 359.0 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 C36500 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is 359.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
71
Elongation at Break, % 40
3.8 to 4.9
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
27
Shear Strength, MPa 270
220 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
250 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
12 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
450 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
37 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.9 to 91
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 37.5 to 41.8
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15