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5254 Aluminum vs. C95500 Bronze

5254 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 5254 aluminum and the bottom bar is C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 22
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 350
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 270
320 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 41
58 to 61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 73 to 550
420 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 41
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
10 to 11.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
78 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
3.0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5