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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. C87600 Bronze

EN AC-51500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C87600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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-51500 aluminum and the bottom bar is C87600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
88 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
3.5 to 5.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
4.0 to 7.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5