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443.0 Aluminum vs. C93200 Bronze

443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C93200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C93200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 65
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
850
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % 1.3
1.8
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
32
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 30
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 95.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
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 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.3 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0