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C95200 Bronze vs. EN AC-45100 Aluminum

C95200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-45100 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-45100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
97 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 29
1.0 to 2.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
3.5 to 7.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
290 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
35 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
88 to 92.8
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
2.6 to 3.6
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15