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C61500 Bronze vs. A357.0 Aluminum

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while A357.0 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 A357.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
3.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
270

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
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
160
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
12
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
90.8 to 93
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.040 to 0.070
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
0.4 to 0.7
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
0.040 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15