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C90900 Bronze vs. EN AC-43200 Aluminum

C90900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-43200 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 C90900 bronze and the bottom bar is EN AC-43200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
60 to 88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 15
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
190 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
97 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
1.8 to 2.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
66 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
20 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
8.8 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
86.1 to 90.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
9.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 12 to 14
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15