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C90200 Bronze vs. 5052 Aluminum

C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5052 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 C90200 bronze and the bottom bar is 5052 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
46 to 83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 30
1.1 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
75 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
1.7 to 69
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 55
41 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
19 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
27 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
8.3 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
95.8 to 97.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 91 to 94
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15