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C63600 Bronze vs. 5252 Aluminum

C63600 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 (3, 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 C63600 bronze and the bottom bar is 5252 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 30 to 66
4.5 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
25
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 360
140 to 160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 540
230 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 260
170 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 57
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 290
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 300
210 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
23 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
31 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 20
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 4.0
96.6 to 97.8
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 93 to 96.3
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.3
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