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EN AC-43400 Aluminum vs. C86100 Bronze

EN AC-43400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C86100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 EN AC-43400 aluminum and the bottom bar is C86100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86 to 90.8
4.5 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
66 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
17.3 to 25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0