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C53800 Bronze vs. 2017 Aluminum

C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2017 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 C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is 2017 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
12 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Shear Strength, MPa 470
130 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
190 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
76 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
10
Density, g/cm3 8.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
24 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
41 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
7.9 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.6 to 95.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15