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4032 Aluminum vs. C95200 Bronze

4032 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 (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 4032 aluminum and the bottom bar is C95200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
28
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.1 to 87.2
8.5 to 9.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.3
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0