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4115 Aluminum vs. C99600 Bronze

4115 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C99600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
150
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 11
27 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 220
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39 to 190
250 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
22
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.1 to 10
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 270
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 23
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 30
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 9.9
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.6 to 97.4
1.0 to 2.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.5
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
39 to 45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3