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5052 Aluminum vs. C61000 Bronze

5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
29 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 180
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
390 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
110 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
6.0 to 8.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5