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C67600 Bronze vs. 4115 Aluminum

C67600 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 C67600 bronze and the bottom bar is 4115 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
70
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 33
1.1 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 350
71 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 570
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 380
39 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 130
2.1 to 10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 680
11 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 20
12 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 19
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
5.2 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.6 to 97.4
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 60
0.1 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.3
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.2 to 41.6
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15