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515.0 Aluminum vs. C67400 Bronze

515.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C67400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 515.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C67400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 10
22 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 190
310 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
480 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
17 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
17 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.6 to 96.6
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
57 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
2.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 10
0.5 to 1.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
31.1 to 40
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5