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CC331G Bronze vs. A390.0 Aluminum

CC331G bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while A390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 CC331G bronze and the bottom bar is A390.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
75
Elongation at Break, % 20
0.87 to 0.91
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
190 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
190 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
67

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
11
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
950

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
1.6 to 2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
240 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
9.0 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10.5
75.3 to 79.6
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86.5
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.45 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
16 to 18
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2