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EN AC-51400 Aluminum vs. C95200 Bronze

EN AC-51400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95200 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-51400 aluminum and the bottom bar is C95200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 71
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 95.5
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
2.5 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.45
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0