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C95200 Bronze vs. 5457 Aluminum

C95200 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 C95200 bronze and the bottom bar is 5457 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
32 to 55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 29
6.0 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
130 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
50 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
150

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
18 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
72
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
5.7 to 9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
97.8 to 99.05
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1