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518.0 Aluminum vs. C61500 Bronze

518.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C61500 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 518.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
42
Shear Strength, MPa 200
350 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 98
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.1 to 92.5
7.7 to 8.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Magnesium (Mg), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
1.8 to 2.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5