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7010 Aluminum vs. C50100 Bronze

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 7010 aluminum and the bottom bar is C50100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
55

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
98.6 to 99.49
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5