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358.0 Aluminum vs. C62300 Bronze

358.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C62300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C62300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 6.0
18 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 320
360 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 370
570 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 320
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
28
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 20
95 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 710
240 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.1 to 91.8
8.5 to 10
Beryllium (Be), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
83.2 to 89.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 7.6 to 8.6
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5