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A390.0 Aluminum vs. CC331G Bronze

A390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC331G bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 A390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC331G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 140
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
110
Elongation at Break, % 0.87 to 0.91
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 290
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.6 to 2.6
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 580
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
8.5 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
83 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0