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771.0 Aluminum vs. C95200 Bronze

771.0 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 771.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C95200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85 to 120
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 6.5
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 370
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 350
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 150
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4 to 20
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 900
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 35
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54 to 58
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 92.5
8.5 to 9.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
2.5 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0