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3303 Aluminum vs. C90500 Gun Metal

3303 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C90500 gun metal 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 3303 aluminum and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 43
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
35
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 96.6 to 99
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3