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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. C95300 Bronze

EN AC-42100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95300 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 C95300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
14 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
520 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
190 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
73 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
170 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
17 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
9.0 to 11
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
86.5 to 90.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0.8 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0