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359.0 Aluminum vs. C52400 Bronze

359.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C52400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 359.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C52400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 350
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
35
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 38
14 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 43
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
17 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 91
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
87.8 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5