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C95200 Bronze vs. 5086 Aluminum

C95200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5086 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 5086 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
65 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 29
1.7 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
270 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
110 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
5.8 to 42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
86 to 770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
34 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
93 to 96.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15