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242.0 Aluminum vs. C63600 Bronze

242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C63600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 242.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 1.5
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 240
320 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 290
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 220
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 170
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 44
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96 to 130
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.3 to 3.4
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 340
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 26
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 32
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50 to 62
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 13
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 93.6
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.3
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.7 to 1.3
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5