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CC497K Bronze vs. 4115 Aluminum

CC497K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4115 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 CC497K bronze and the bottom bar is 4115 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
38 to 68
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 93
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
1.1 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91
39 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10
2.1 to 10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
11 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
12 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.8
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.2
5.2 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
94.6 to 97.4
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.75
0
Copper (Cu), % 67.5 to 77.5
0.1 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 18 to 23
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15