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C90200 Bronze vs. 4115 Aluminum

C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4115 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 C90200 bronze and the bottom bar is 4115 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
38 to 68
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 30
1.1 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
39 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
2.1 to 10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 55
11 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
12 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
5.2 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
94.6 to 97.4
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 91 to 94
0.1 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15