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710.0 Aluminum vs. C87200 Bronze

710.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C87200 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 710.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 3.6
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 250
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
860
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 35
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.9 to 7.9
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 190
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 93.1
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 0.65
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 7.0
0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0