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B390.0 Aluminum vs. C61400 Bronze

B390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C61400 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 C61400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
110
Elongation at Break, % 0.88
34 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
540 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
220 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
160 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 72.7 to 79.6
6.0 to 8.0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
86 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5