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C87600 Bronze vs. EN AC-51100 Aluminum

C87600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-51100 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 EN AC-51100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 18
4.5
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
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.4
110

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
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
47
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
7.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.5 to 97.5
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 92.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.55
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15