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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. C95300 Bronze

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C95300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
14 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
520 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
190 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
73 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
170 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
9.0 to 11
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
86.5 to 90.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0