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C93800 Bronze vs. 4147 Aluminum

C93800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4147 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 C93800 bronze and the bottom bar is 4147 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 96
72
Elongation at Break, % 9.7
3.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
59

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 340
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.1
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
3.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.9
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.4
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
5.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
85 to 88.9
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0 to 0.00030
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 79
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 13 to 16
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
11 to 13
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 6.3 to 7.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15