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5252 Aluminum vs. C63600 Bronze

5252 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C63600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 5252 aluminum and the bottom bar is C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
42
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 160
320 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 290
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 240
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 430
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 30
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 36
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 13
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.6 to 97.8
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0.7 to 1.3
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5