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5182 Aluminum vs. C62400 Bronze

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C62400 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 C62400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
11 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
42
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
690 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
27
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
68 to 77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
320 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
25 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
10 to 11.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
82.8 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
2.0 to 4.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5