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2117 Aluminum vs. C93600 Bronze

2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C93600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 2117 aluminum and the bottom bar is C93600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
99
Elongation at Break, % 26
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 3.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
98
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 97.6
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 4.5
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
11 to 13
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7