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C95200 Bronze vs. 7076 Aluminum

C95200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 7076 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 C95200 bronze and the bottom bar is 7076 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 29
6.2
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
1510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
86.9 to 91.2
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0.3 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15