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C61500 Bronze vs. C355.0 Aluminum

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while C355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C355.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
2.7 to 3.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
290 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
200 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
620
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
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
7.5 to 9.8
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
290 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
30 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
36 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
91.7 to 94.1
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15