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5454 Aluminum vs. C90400 Bronze

5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C90400 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 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is C90400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 61 to 93
77
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 290
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
34
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3 to 34
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 590
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7