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EN AC-46100 Aluminum vs. C95800 Bronze

EN AC-46100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95800 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-46100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C95800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 88.5
8.5 to 9.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
79 to 83.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
3.5 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
4.0 to 5.0
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 12
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.7
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5