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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. C64200 Bronze

EN AC-42100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C64200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C64200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
14 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
540 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
230 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
73 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
240 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
6.3 to 7.6
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
88.2 to 92.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
1.5 to 2.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5