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C95200 Bronze vs. 8011A Aluminum

C95200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 8011A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C95200 bronze and the bottom bar is 8011A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
25 to 50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 29
1.7 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
100 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
34 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
3.0 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
8.2 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
4.6 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
97.5 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
0.5 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15