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358.0 Aluminum vs. C87200 Bronze

358.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 358.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 6.0
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 370
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 320
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 20
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 710
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.1 to 91.8
0 to 1.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 7.6 to 8.6
1.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0