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5182 Aluminum vs. C63000 Bronze

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C63000 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 C63000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
7.9 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
44
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
400 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
660 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
330 to 390

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
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
47 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
470 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
9.0 to 11
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
76.8 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
2.0 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
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 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5