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CC331G Bronze vs. 5252 Aluminum

CC331G bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5252 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 CC331G bronze and the bottom bar is 5252 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
68 to 75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 20
4.5 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
230 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
170 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
210 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
23 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
31 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10.5
96.6 to 97.8
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1