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C355.0 Aluminum vs. C61000 Bronze

C355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C355.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 3.8
29 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 310
390 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 230
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.5 to 9.8
110 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 380
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 32
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 94.1
6.0 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5