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4147 Aluminum vs. C92500 Bronze

4147 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C92500 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 4147 aluminum and the bottom bar is C92500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 59
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
35
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85 to 88.9
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Beryllium (Be), % 0 to 0.00030
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
85 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
10 to 12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7