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5182 Aluminum vs. C87700 Bronze

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C87700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C87700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
3.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
48

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
8.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
64
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
2.5 to 3.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
7.0 to 9.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8