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5088 Aluminum vs. C65500 Bronze

5088 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C65500 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 5088 aluminum and the bottom bar is C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 29
4.0 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
43
Shear Strength, MPa 200
260 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
360 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76
11 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
62 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 94.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
2.8 to 3.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5