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B390.0 Aluminum vs. C54400 Bronze

B390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 72.7 to 79.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
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 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5