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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. C87600 Bronze

EN AC-45400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C87600 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-45400 aluminum and the bottom bar is C87600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
88 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
3.5 to 5.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
4.0 to 7.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5