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C95300 Bronze vs. B535.0 Aluminum

C95300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while B535.0 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 B535.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 170
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
66
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 25
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 610
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 310
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
82

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
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 100
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 420
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 21
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 11
91.7 to 93.4
Copper (Cu), % 86.5 to 90.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15