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CC494K Bronze vs. EN AC-21200 Aluminum

CC494K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-21200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 CC494K bronze and the bottom bar is EN AC-21200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 67
120 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
71
Elongation at Break, % 7.6
3.9 to 6.2
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
410 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94
270 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
10
Density, g/cm3 9.1
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
16 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 43
500 to 930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
38 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
41 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
93.3 to 95.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 87
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1