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358.0 Aluminum vs. C61000 Bronze

358.0 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 (2, 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 358.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 6.0
29 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 320
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 370
390 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 320
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 20
110 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 710
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.1 to 91.8
6.0 to 8.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.6 to 8.6
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5