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384.0 Aluminum vs. C95200 Bronze

384.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95200 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 384.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C95200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.3 to 86.5
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
2.5 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 12
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0