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C61500 Bronze vs. A356.0 Aluminum

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while A356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 A356.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
3.0 to 6.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
160 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
83 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
4.8 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
49 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
17 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
25 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
91.1 to 93.3
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15