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C95300 Bronze vs. 357.0 Aluminum

C95300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C95300 bronze and the bottom bar is 357.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 170
95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 25
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 610
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 310
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 100
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 420
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 21
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 11
91.3 to 93.1
Copper (Cu), % 86.5 to 90.2
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15