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C95410 Bronze vs. 3203 Aluminum

C95410 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 3203 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C95410 bronze and the bottom bar is 3203 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 13
4.5 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 740
110 to 200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 380
39 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57 to 64
8.0 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 630
11 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
11 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
70
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
4.9 to 8.8

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
96.9 to 99
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 85.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15