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5088 Aluminum vs. C89320 Bronze

5088 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C89320 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C89320 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 29
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
56
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
490

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 94.8
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
87 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5