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C443.0 Aluminum vs. C93200 Bronze

C443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C93200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 C443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C93200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
32
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.6 to 95.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
81 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
6.3 to 7.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0