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3203 Aluminum vs. C51100 Bronze

3203 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C51100 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 3203 aluminum and the bottom bar is C51100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 29
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 72 to 120
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 200
330 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39 to 190
93 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
32
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0 to 25
18 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 250
38 to 2170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 20
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 70
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 8.8
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.9 to 99
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
93.8 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5