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319.0 Aluminum vs. C87610 Bronze

319.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C87610 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 319.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C87610 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.8 to 2.0
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 240
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 180
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 480
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
6.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.3 to 3.9
62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 88 to 220
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 24
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 30
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 11
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 91.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
90 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
3.0 to 5.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5