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C87600 Bronze vs. 8176 Aluminum

C87600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 8176 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 8176 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 18
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
95

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
61
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.4
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
66
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
7.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
98.6 to 99.6
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 92.5
0
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 5.5
0.030 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15