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332.0 Aluminum vs. C61000 Bronze

332.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C61000 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 332.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
29 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Shear Strength, MPa 190
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
390 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
110 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.1 to 89
6.0 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5