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A444.0 Aluminum vs. C94500 Bronze

A444.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C94500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 A444.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
92
Elongation at Break, % 18
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 66
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.6
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.6 to 93.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0