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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. C95820 Bronze

EN AC-45000 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-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C95820 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
9.0 to 10
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
77.5 to 82.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 5.0
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 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
4.5 to 5.8
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8