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EN AC-71100 Aluminum vs. CC497K Bronze

EN AC-71100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC497K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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-71100 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC497K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
93
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
91

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
330
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8
10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
5.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
7.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 78.7 to 83.3
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.75
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
67.5 to 77.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
18 to 23
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.0 to 10.5
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0