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5652 Aluminum vs. CC332G Bronze

5652 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC332G 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 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC332G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 47 to 77
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
8.5 to 10.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
80 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0