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C61500 Bronze vs. 4032 Aluminum

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4032 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 C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is 4032 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
73
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
28
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
10
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
81.1 to 87.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0.5 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0.5 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
11 to 13.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15