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C95800 Bronze vs. EN AC-46100 Aluminum

C95800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46100 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 C95800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN AC-46100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
73
Elongation at Break, % 22
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.6
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
80.4 to 88.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83.2
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
10 to 12
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25