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C90200 Bronze vs. 5251 Aluminum

C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5251 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 5251 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
44 to 79
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 30
2.0 to 19
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
67 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
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
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
37
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
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
5.4 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 55
33 to 450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
95.5 to 98.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 91 to 94
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.7 to 2.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15