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EN AC-48100 Aluminum vs. C94400 Bronze

EN AC-48100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C94400 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-48100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 140
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 330
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 300
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
32
Density, g/cm3 2.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 3.6
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 580
60
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 38
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 72.1 to 79.8
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
9.0 to 12
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
7.0 to 9.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0