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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. C61000 Bronze

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
29 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
390 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
110 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
6.0 to 8.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
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 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5