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514.0 Aluminum vs. C95520 Bronze

514.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95520 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 514.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 50
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.3
2.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.6 to 96.5
10.5 to 11.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.2 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5