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1050 Aluminum vs. CC333G Bronze

1050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC333G bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1050 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC333G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 37
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 76 to 140
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25 to 120
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.4 to 22
75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4.6 to 110
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.8 to 14
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 6.2
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
8.5 to 10.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
76 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
3.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.7 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5