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EN AC-51200 Aluminum vs. CC334G Bronze

EN AC-51200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC334G 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-51200 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC334G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 92
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 74
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.5 to 92
10 to 12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
72 to 84.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 7.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 7.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0