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C94700 Bronze vs. EN AC-42000 Aluminum

C94700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-42000 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 C94700 bronze and the bottom bar is EN AC-42000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 32
1.1 to 2.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 590
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 400
95 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 54
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 89
2.8 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 700
64 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 19
18 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
7.9 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
89.9 to 93.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 90
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants