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EN AC-21100 Aluminum vs. C90900 Bronze

EN AC-21100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C90900 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 C90900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.3
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 350
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 240
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
36
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 21
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 400
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 33
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
10

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 93.4 to 95.7
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.2
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
12 to 14
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6