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A380.0 Aluminum vs. C95410 Bronze

A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95410 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 A380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C95410 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
160 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
9.1 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
260 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 78
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
57 to 64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
280 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
83 to 85.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
3.0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5