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C91700 Bronze vs. 5154A Aluminum

C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5154A 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 C91700 bronze and the bottom bar is 5154A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
58 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 13
1.1 to 19
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
96 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
4.0 to 36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
68 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
24 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
31 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
93.7 to 96.9
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 84.2 to 87.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 11.3 to 12.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15