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C95200 Bronze vs. 5251 Aluminum

C95200 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 C95200 bronze and the bottom bar is 5251 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
44 to 79
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 29
2.0 to 19
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
67 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
120

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
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
5.4 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
33 to 450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
95.5 to 98.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.7 to 2.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15