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3203 Aluminum vs. C86500 Bronze

3203 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C86500 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 3203 aluminum and the bottom bar is C86500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 29
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 200
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39 to 190
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
23
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0 to 25
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 250
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 20
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 70
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 8.8
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.9 to 99
0.5 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
36 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0