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B390.0 Aluminum vs. C50100 Bronze

B390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 B390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C50100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
120
Elongation at Break, % 0.88
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
55

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 72.7 to 79.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
98.6 to 99.49
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5