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C54400 Bronze vs. 4006 Aluminum

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4006 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is 4006 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
110 to 160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
1180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
11 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
4.9 to 7.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.4 to 98.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15