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358.0 Aluminum vs. C95520 Bronze

358.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95520 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 C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 6.0
2.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 370
970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 320
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 20
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 710
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.1 to 91.8
10.5 to 11.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.2 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 7.6 to 8.6
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5