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C92800 Bronze vs. 7178 Aluminum

C92800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 7178 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C92800 bronze and the bottom bar is 7178 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
4.5 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
240 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
120 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
860
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
10
Density, g/cm3 8.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 430
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.5
24 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
110 to 2220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
21 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
28 to 54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
10 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
85.4 to 89.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.18 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 82
1.6 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.4 to 3.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 15 to 17
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
6.3 to 7.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15