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C93800 Bronze vs. EN AC-45400 Aluminum

C93800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-45400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C93800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN AC-45400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 96
72
Elongation at Break, % 9.7
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 340
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
10
Density, g/cm3 9.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.4
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
88.4 to 92.9
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 79
2.6 to 3.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 13 to 16
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
4.5 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 6.3 to 7.5
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15