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4145 Aluminum vs. C93200 Bronze

4145 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C93200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 4145 aluminum and the bottom bar is C93200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
32
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 83 to 87.4
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.7
81 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 9.3 to 10.7
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.3 to 7.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
2.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0