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7108A Aluminum vs. C51000 Bronze

7108A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C51000 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 7108A aluminum and the bottom bar is C51000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
2.7 to 64
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 210
250 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 300
130 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
77
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
33
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 44
7.0 to 490
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 640
75 to 2490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 34
10 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
12 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
12 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.6 to 94.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.040
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
92.9 to 95.5
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.8 to 5.8
0 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5