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A535.0 Aluminum vs. C89320 Bronze

A535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C89320 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 A535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C89320 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
56
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
490

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.4 to 93.4
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
87 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5