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3004 Aluminum vs. C95200 Bronze

3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 3004 aluminum and the bottom bar is C95200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 45 to 83
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68 to 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 27
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 33 to 540
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
2.5 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0