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CC331G Bronze vs. 5457 Aluminum

CC331G bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5457 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 5457 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
32 to 55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 20
6.0 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
130 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
50 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
150

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
8.4
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
18 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
72
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
5.7 to 9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10.5
97.8 to 99.05
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.45
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