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5040 Aluminum vs. C63200 Bronze

5040 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C63200 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 5040 aluminum and the bottom bar is C63200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 6.8
17 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 150
390 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
640 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
310 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 15
95 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 380
400 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 32
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98
8.7 to 9.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
78.8 to 82.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
3.5 to 4.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 4.8
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5