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5026 Aluminum vs. C90200 Bronze

5026 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C90200 bronze belongs to the copper 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 5026 aluminum and the bottom bar is C90200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.1 to 11
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 320
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 250
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
34
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 29
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 440
55
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 37
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.2 to 94.7
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
91 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.9 to 4.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.55 to 1.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6