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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. C90900 Bronze

EN AC-42100 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-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C90900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
12 to 14
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6