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EN AC-46100 Aluminum vs. CC331G Bronze

EN AC-46100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC331G 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-46100 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC331G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
28
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 88.5
8.5 to 10.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
83 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 12
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0