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B390.0 Aluminum vs. CC493K Bronze

B390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC493K 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 B390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC493K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
100
Elongation at Break, % 0.88
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
32
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 72.7 to 79.6
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
79 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.2 to 8.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
2.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0