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6106 Aluminum vs. C37000 Muntz Metal

6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C37000 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 6106 aluminum and the bottom bar is C37000 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Shear Strength, MPa 170
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 78
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
36 to 40.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4