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3004 Aluminum vs. C65400 Bronze

3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C65400 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 3004 aluminum and the bottom bar is C65400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
2.6 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 100 to 180
350 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
500 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68 to 270
170 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 27
10 to 480
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 33 to 540
130 to 3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
16 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
16 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
18 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.010 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
93.8 to 96.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
2.7 to 3.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2