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CC494K Bronze vs. EN AC-46500 Aluminum

CC494K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46500 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-46500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 67
91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
74
Elongation at Break, % 7.6
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
10
Density, g/cm3 9.1
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 43
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
77.9 to 90
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 87
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
8.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25