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2030 Aluminum vs. C95600 Bronze

2030 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95600 bronze belongs to the copper 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 2030 aluminum and the bottom bar is C95600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
28
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 95.2
6.0 to 8.0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.5
88 to 92.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
1.8 to 3.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0