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A242.0 Aluminum vs. C93900 Bronze

A242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C93900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C93900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
95
Elongation at Break, % 1.6
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 3.1
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
5.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
5.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
8.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
7.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.3 to 93.1
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.7 to 4.5
76.5 to 79.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
14 to 18
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.3
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.070 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1