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EN AC-45300 Aluminum vs. CC494K Bronze

EN AC-45300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC494K 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-45300 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 94 to 120
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
7.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 290
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 230
94

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.7 to 5.6
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 390
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 29
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 35
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 13
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.2 to 94.2
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
8.0 to 10
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
4.0 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0