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EN AC-44100 Aluminum vs. C86400 Bronze

EN AC-44100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C86400 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-44100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C86400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.9
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 87
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.1
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.4 to 89.5
0.5 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
56 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.1 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
34 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0