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B535.0 Aluminum vs. C92900 Bronze

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C92900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C92900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
84
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
110
Elongation at Break, % 10
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
35
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
82 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.0 to 3.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7