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EN AC-44500 Aluminum vs. C95820 Bronze

EN AC-44500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95820 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-44500 aluminum and the bottom bar is C95820 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 83.7 to 89.5
9.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
77.5 to 82.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8