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413.0 Aluminum vs. C89320 Bronze

413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C89320 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 C89320 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
56
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
490

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.7
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 89
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
87 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
5.0 to 7.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5