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C61500 Bronze vs. 518.0 Aluminum

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 518.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is 518.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
67
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
5.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
25
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
98
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
88.1 to 92.5
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25