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EN AC-46000 Aluminum vs. C64210 Bronze

EN AC-46000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C64210 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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-46000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C64210 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 79.7 to 90
6.3 to 7.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
89 to 92.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
1.5 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5