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C86500 Bronze vs. 5083 Aluminum

C86500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5083 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C86500 bronze and the bottom bar is 5083 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 25
1.1 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
290 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
110 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
96

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
4.2 to 42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
95 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
29 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
36 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.5
92.4 to 95.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.4
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.0 to 4.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 1.5
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 36 to 42
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15