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EN AC-46000 Aluminum vs. C63600 Bronze

EN AC-46000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C63600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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-46000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
30
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.7 to 90
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0.7 to 1.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5