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CC491K Bronze vs. EN AC-43000 Aluminum

CC491K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-43000 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 CC491K bronze and the bottom bar is EN AC-43000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 73
60 to 94
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 13
1.1 to 2.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
180 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
97 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
2.9 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 67
66 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
20 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
8.6 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
87 to 90.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 87
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
9.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15