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C61500 Bronze vs. 2124 Aluminum

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2124 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is 2124 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
5.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
27
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
10
Density, g/cm3 8.4
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
91.3 to 94.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
3.8 to 4.9
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15