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354.0 Aluminum vs. C92200 Bronze

354.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C92200 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 354.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C92200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.4 to 3.0
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 120
76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 380
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 310
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
32
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.6 to 9.8
58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 670
87
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
8.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 89.4
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 1.6 to 2.0
86 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 8.6 to 9.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7