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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. CC212E Bronze

EN AC-42100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC212E bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC212E bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
130
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
27
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
7.0 to 9.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
68 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
8.0 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0