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390.0 Aluminum vs. C95200 Bronze

390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C95200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 300
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 25
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79 to 83
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.7 to 2.9
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 470
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 30
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 36
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 74.5 to 79.6
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
2.5 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0