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1060 Aluminum vs. C95400 Bronze

1060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95400 bronze belongs to the copper 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 1060 aluminum and the bottom bar is C95400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 30
8.1 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 67 to 130
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 110
240 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 210
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
27
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.57 to 37
48 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 89
250 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 5.6
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.6 to 100
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
83 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
3.0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5