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EN AC-46500 Aluminum vs. C67500 Bronze

EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C67500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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-46500 aluminum and the bottom bar is C67500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
14 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
430 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
170 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
23
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
61 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
130 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
16 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.9 to 90
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
57 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0.8 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.050 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
35.1 to 41.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5