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5182 Aluminum vs. C64800 Bronze

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C64800 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 C64800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
44
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
65
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
66

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
33
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
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
51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.090
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
92.4 to 98.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5