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C95200 Bronze vs. 5040 Aluminum

C95200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5040 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 C95200 bronze and the bottom bar is 5040 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
66 to 74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 29
5.7 to 6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
240 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
14 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
260 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
31 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
95.2 to 98
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15