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2025 Aluminum vs. C95410 Bronze

2025 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95410 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 C95410 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
160 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
9.1 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
260 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
28
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
57 to 64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
280 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.9 to 95.2
10 to 11.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
83 to 85.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5