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EN AC-46100 Aluminum vs. CC491K Bronze

EN AC-46100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC491K 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-46100 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC491K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
67
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 88.5
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
81 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
4.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 12
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
4.0 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.7
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0