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C89320 Bronze vs. 359.0 Aluminum

C89320 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 359.0 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 C89320 bronze and the bottom bar is 359.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 17
3.8 to 4.9
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
250 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 56
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 490
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38
12 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93
450 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
37 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
88.9 to 91
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 91
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
8.5 to 9.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15