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EN AC-51200 Aluminum vs. C95410 Bronze

EN AC-51200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95410 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 C95410 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
160 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
9.1 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
260 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 92
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 74
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2
57 to 64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
280 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.5 to 92
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
83 to 85.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5