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5005 Aluminum vs. CC492K Bronze

5005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC492K bronze belongs to the copper 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 5005 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC492K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 28 to 64
78
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 230
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 41 to 210
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
33
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 22
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 12 to 320
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
8.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 10
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97 to 99.5
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
83 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0