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B443.0 Aluminum vs. CC331G Bronze

B443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC331G bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 B443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC331G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 43
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.9
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.8
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 95.5
8.5 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
83 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0