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C87600 Bronze vs. 7475 Aluminum

C87600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 7475 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C87600 bronze and the bottom bar is 7475 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 18
10 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
530 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
440 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
140 to 160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
33 to 42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.4
98 to 120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
10
Density, g/cm3 8.5
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
53 to 68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
1390 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
49 to 55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
48 to 52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
53 to 63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.6 to 91.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 92.5
1.2 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.12
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.9 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 7.0
5.1 to 6.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15