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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. C40500 Penny Bronze

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C40500 penny bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C40500 penny bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
270 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
79 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
16 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
28 to 1200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
8.5 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
10 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0.7 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
2.1 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5