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7108A Aluminum vs. C60800 Bronze

7108A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C60800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C60800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
46
Shear Strength, MPa 210
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 300
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
80
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 44
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 640
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 34
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.6 to 94.4
5.0 to 6.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.040
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
92.5 to 95
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.8 to 5.8
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5