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4032 Aluminum vs. C95800 Bronze

4032 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95800 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 C95800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23

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
79 to 83.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.3
4.0 to 5.0
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13.5
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5