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2018 Aluminum vs. C86300 Bronze

2018 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C86300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 2018 aluminum and the bottom bar is C86300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.7 to 94.4
5.0 to 7.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
60 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.3
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
22 to 28
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0