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364.0 Aluminum vs. C87600 Bronze

364.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C87600 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 C87600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.5
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
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 120
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.2 to 92
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
88 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
3.5 to 5.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
4.0 to 7.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5