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2011 Aluminum vs. C61800 Bronze

2011 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 2011 aluminum and the bottom bar is C61800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 18
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 250
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 420
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 170
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35 to 45
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100 to 130
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 52
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 680
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 64
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.6
8.5 to 11
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 5.0 to 6.0
86.9 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5