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CC331G Bronze vs. 5657 Aluminum

CC331G bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5657 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 5657 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
40 to 50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 20
6.6 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
140 to 170

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
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
180

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
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
9.7 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
140 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
6.7 to 8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10.5
98.5 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86.5
0 to 0.1
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.6 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
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 0.050