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4032 Aluminum vs. C86500 Bronze

4032 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 (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 4032 aluminum and the bottom bar is C86500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
23
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.1 to 87.2
0.5 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.3
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
36 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0