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518.0 Aluminum vs. C87610 Bronze

518.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C87610 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 518.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C87610 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 98
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
6.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.1 to 92.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
90 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
3.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
3.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5