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364.0 Aluminum vs. C86500 Bronze

364.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C86500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 364.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C86500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.5
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.2 to 92
0.5 to 1.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
36 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0