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EN AC-21100 Aluminum vs. CC330G Bronze

EN AC-21100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC330G bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 EN AC-21100 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC330G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.3
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 350
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 240
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 21
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 400
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 33
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 93.4 to 95.7
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.2
87 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0