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5182 Aluminum vs. C65100 Bronze

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C65100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C65100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
2.4 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
43
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
200 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
280 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
95 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
39 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
8.7 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
94.5 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.8 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5