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3203 Aluminum vs. C64200 Bronze

3203 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C64200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C64200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 29
14 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 72 to 120
330 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 200
540 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39 to 190
230 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
29
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0 to 25
73 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 250
240 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 20
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 70
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 8.8
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.9 to 99
6.3 to 7.6
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
88.2 to 92.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
1.5 to 2.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5