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5182 Aluminum vs. C62500 Bronze

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
42
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
12.5 to 13.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
3.5 to 5.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5