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EN AC-46400 Aluminum vs. C67300 Bronze

EN AC-46400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C67300 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 C67300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 1.7
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 4.9
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 500
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 90.5
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
58 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.55
2.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 8.3 to 9.7
0.5 to 1.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
27.2 to 39.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5