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5457 Aluminum vs. C61900 Bronze

5457 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C61900 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 5457 aluminum and the bottom bar is C61900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 22
21 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 85 to 130
370 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 210
570 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 190
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
79
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 250
230 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 28
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 9.0
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.8 to 99.05
8.5 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
83.6 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5