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5040 Aluminum vs. C67600 Bronze

5040 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C67600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C67600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 6.8
13 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 150
270 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
170 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 15
63 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 380
140 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 32
16 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
57 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.4 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
0.050 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
35.2 to 41.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5