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CC494K Bronze vs. EN AC-43500 Aluminum

CC494K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-43500 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 CC494K bronze and the bottom bar is EN AC-43500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 67
68 to 91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
72
Elongation at Break, % 7.6
4.5 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
220 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.1
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
12 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 43
130 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
32 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
10 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
86.4 to 90.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 87
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
9.0 to 11.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15