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C90200 Bronze vs. EN AC-21100 Aluminum

C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-21100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 EN AC-21100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
100 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 30
6.2 to 7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
210 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
11
Density, g/cm3 8.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
19 to 21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 55
300 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
31 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
36 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
93.4 to 95.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 91 to 94
4.2 to 5.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.19
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.18
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1