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359.0 Aluminum vs. C91700 Bronze

359.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 359.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C91700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90 to 100
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.8 to 4.9
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 350
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 280
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 15
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 540
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 38
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 43
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 91
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
84.2 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
11.3 to 12.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0