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852.0 Aluminum vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C36500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C36500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Shear Strength, MPa 130
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
23
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.5 to 41.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4