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B443.0 Aluminum vs. CC494K Bronze

B443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC494K 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 CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 43
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.9
7.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50
94

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.8
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 95.5
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0