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C63800 Bronze vs. 5110A Aluminum

C63800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5110A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C63800 bronze and the bottom bar is 5110A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 41
4.5 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 500
66 to 110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1010
100 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
57
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
190

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
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 33
10 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 26
18 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
4.5 to 8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.1
98.5 to 99.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 95.8
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.1
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1