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7022 Aluminum vs. C87610 Bronze

7022 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 (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 7022 aluminum and the bottom bar is C87610 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.3 to 8.0
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 540
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 460
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 21
6.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 65
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 40
62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1100 to 1500
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 51
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 50
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 92.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
90 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.6 to 3.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 5.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.3 to 5.2
3.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5