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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. C95800 Bronze

EN AC-42100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C95800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
7.6

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
3.4
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
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
79 to 83.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
3.5 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5