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2025 Aluminum vs. CC330G Bronze

2025 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC330G bronze 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 2025 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC330G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.9 to 95.2
8.0 to 10.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
87 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0