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EN AC-46400 Aluminum vs. C61500 Bronze

EN AC-46400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C61500 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-46400 aluminum and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 1.7
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 4.9
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 500
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 32
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 90.5
7.7 to 8.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.015
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
1.8 to 2.2
Silicon (Si), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5