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A206.0 Aluminum vs. C87200 Bronze

A206.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C87200 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 A206.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.2 to 10
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 440
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 380
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 37
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 1000
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 19
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.9 to 95.7
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0