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5657 Aluminum vs. CC491K Bronze

5657 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC491K 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 5657 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC491K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 40 to 50
73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.6 to 15
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150 to 200
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 170
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.7 to 27
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 200
67
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 20
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 28
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 84
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.7 to 8.6
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.5 to 99.4
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
81 to 87
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.050
0