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CC494K Bronze vs. 5083 Aluminum

CC494K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5083 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 CC494K bronze and the bottom bar is 5083 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 67
75 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
68
Elongation at Break, % 7.6
1.1 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
290 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94
110 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 63
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
96

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
4.2 to 42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 43
95 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
29 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
36 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
92.4 to 95.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 87
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 10
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.0 to 4.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15