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A242.0 Aluminum vs. C91300 Bell Metal

A242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C91300 bell metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 A242.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C91300 bell metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.6
0.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
39
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
460

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
7.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.3 to 93.1
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.7 to 4.5
79 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.3
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
18 to 20
Titanium (Ti), % 0.070 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6