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535.0 Aluminum vs. C67400 Bronze

535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C67400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C67400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
110
Elongation at Break, % 10
22 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
41
Shear Strength, MPa 190
310 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
480 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
250 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
300 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
17 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
17 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.6
0.5 to 2.0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.0030 to 0.0070
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
57 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.2 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
2.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 1.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31.1 to 40
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5