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4115 Aluminum vs. CC333G Bronze

4115 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC333G 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 4115 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC333G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 38 to 68
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 11
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 220
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39 to 190
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.1 to 10
75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 270
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 30
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 9.9
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.6 to 97.4
8.5 to 10.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.5
76 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
3.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.7 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0