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EN AC-44000 Aluminum vs. C87600 Bronze

EN AC-44000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C87600 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-44000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C87600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.3
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 86
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 560
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.1 to 90
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
88 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 11.8
3.5 to 5.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
4.0 to 7.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5