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204.0 Aluminum vs. C52400 Bronze

204.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C52400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 204.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C52400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 340
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29 to 34
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 100
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
35
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 31
14 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 18
17 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.4 to 95.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
87.8 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
9.0 to 11
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5