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8011A Aluminum vs. C62400 Bronze

8011A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C62400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 8011A aluminum and the bottom bar is C62400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 28
11 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 180
690 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 34 to 170
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
27
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.0 to 22
68 to 77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.2 to 200
320 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 26
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 86
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.6 to 8.1
25 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.1
10 to 11.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
82.8 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.0
2.0 to 4.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5