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384.0 Aluminum vs. C89320 Bronze

384.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C89320 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 384.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C89320 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
56
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
37
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
490

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.3 to 86.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
87 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 12
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
5.0 to 7.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5