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5052 Aluminum vs. C86800 Bronze

5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C86800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C86800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0 to 2.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
53.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
28.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0