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A357.0 Aluminum vs. C90200 Bronze

A357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C90200 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 A357.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C90200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.7
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
34
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
55
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 93
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0.040 to 0.070
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
91 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6