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5182 Aluminum vs. C31600 Bronze

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C31600 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 5182 aluminum and the bottom bar is C31600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
6.7 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
42
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
270 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
80 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
30 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
28 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
11 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
5.2 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4