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3105 Aluminum vs. C60800 Bronze

3105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C60800 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 3105 aluminum and the bottom bar is C60800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 20
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
46
Shear Strength, MPa 77 to 140
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 240
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46 to 220
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
80
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 19
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 15 to 340
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 11
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.5
5.0 to 6.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
92.5 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5