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C86500 Bronze vs. 4015 Aluminum

C86500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4015 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C86500 bronze and the bottom bar is 4015 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 25
1.1 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
130 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
50 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
2.4 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
18 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
5.7 to 9.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.5
94.9 to 97.9
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.4
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 1.5
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.4 to 2.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 36 to 42
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15