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C90200 Bronze vs. 5457 Aluminum

C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5457 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 5457 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
32 to 55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 30
6.0 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
130 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
50 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
150

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 55
18 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
21 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
72
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
5.7 to 9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
97.8 to 99.05
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 91 to 94
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1