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EN AC-44400 Aluminum vs. C91100 Bronze

EN AC-44400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C91100 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 EN AC-44400 aluminum and the bottom bar is C91100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.1
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
38
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.3
4.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.1 to 92
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
82 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
15 to 17
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0