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4115 Aluminum vs. C51000 Bronze

4115 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C51000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 4115 aluminum and the bottom bar is C51000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 11
2.7 to 64
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 71 to 130
250 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 220
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39 to 190
130 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
77
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
33
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.1 to 10
7.0 to 490
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 270
75 to 2490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 23
10 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 30
12 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 9.9
12 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.6 to 97.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.5
92.9 to 95.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5