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7116 Aluminum vs. C67400 Bronze

7116 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C67400 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 7116 aluminum and the bottom bar is C67400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.8
22 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 220
310 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
480 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
250 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
300 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
17 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
17 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 94.5
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.1
57 to 60
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
2.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 1.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 5.2
31.1 to 40
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5