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C443.0 Aluminum vs. C95800 Bronze

C443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95800 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 C443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C95800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.6 to 95.5
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
79 to 83.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
3.5 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 5.0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5