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5052 Aluminum vs. CC494K Bronze

5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC494K 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 5052 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC494K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 46 to 83
67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
7.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
94

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
78 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 10
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0