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EN AC-43000 Aluminum vs. CC494K Bronze

EN AC-43000 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 (1, 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 EN AC-43000 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60 to 94
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 2.5
7.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 270
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 230
94

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
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 2.6
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9 to 5.7
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 66 to 360
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 29
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 12
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87 to 90.8
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
8.0 to 10
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
4.0 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0