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B390.0 Aluminum vs. C63200 Bronze

B390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C63200 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 C63200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
120
Elongation at Break, % 0.88
17 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
640 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
310 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
95 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
400 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 72.7 to 79.6
8.7 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
78.8 to 82.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
3.5 to 4.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 4.8
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5