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5182 Aluminum vs. C63020 Bronze

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C63020 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 C63020 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
44
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

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
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
2320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
10 to 11
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
74.7 to 81.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.2 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5