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238.0 Aluminum vs. CC482K Bronze

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC482K 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 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC482K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
36
Density, g/cm3 3.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
9.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
83.5 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.7 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0