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384.0 Aluminum vs. C95400 Bronze

384.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95400 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 C95400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
160 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
8.1 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
240 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
27
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
48 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
250 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.3 to 86.5
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
83 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
3.0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
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 0.5