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C95200 Bronze vs. EN AC-43500 Aluminum

C95200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-43500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 EN AC-43500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
68 to 91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 29
4.5 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
220 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
12 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
130 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
32 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
10 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
86.4 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0
9.0 to 11.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15