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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. C99600 Bronze

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
150
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
27 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
250 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
22
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
1.0 to 2.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
39 to 45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3