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413.0 Aluminum vs. C87610 Bronze

413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C87610 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 413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C87610 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
6.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.7
62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 89
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
90 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
3.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5