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5088 Aluminum vs. C61400 Bronze

5088 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C61400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 5088 aluminum and the bottom bar is C61400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 29
34 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
43
Shear Strength, MPa 200
370 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
540 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
220 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76
160 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 94.8
6.0 to 8.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
86 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.35
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5