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CC494K Bronze vs. EN AC-44100 Aluminum

CC494K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-44100 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-44100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 67
59
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
72
Elongation at Break, % 7.6
4.9
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94
87

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.1
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
7.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 43
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
84.4 to 89.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 87
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
10.5 to 13.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15