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384.0 Aluminum vs. C95500 Bronze

384.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95500 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 C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
320 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
58 to 61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
420 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.3 to 86.5
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
78 to 84
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 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 5.5
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