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C95500 Bronze vs. 514.0 Aluminum

C95500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 514.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 C95500 bronze and the bottom bar is 514.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 10
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 850
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 470
74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58 to 61
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 950
41
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 29
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 29
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
93.6 to 96.5
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 84
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.5
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15