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C50100 Bronze vs. 4007 Aluminum

C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4007 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 C50100 bronze and the bottom bar is 4007 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
71
Elongation at Break, % 40
5.1 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
27
Shear Strength, MPa 180
80 to 90
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
130 to 160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82
50 to 120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 55
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
7.4 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
18 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
12 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
5.5 to 6.7

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.1 to 97.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.49
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.15 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15