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C95200 Bronze vs. EN AC-51500 Aluminum

C95200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-51500 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-51500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 29
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
88

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
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
89.8 to 93.1
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.8 to 2.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15