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EN AC-46500 Aluminum vs. CC212E Bronze

EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC212E bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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-46500 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC212E bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
130
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
27
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 77.9 to 90
7.0 to 9.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
68 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
8.0 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
1.5 to 4.5
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0