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B535.0 Aluminum vs. C95520 Bronze

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95520 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 C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
120
Elongation at Break, % 10
2.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
10.5 to 11.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.2 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5