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C95200 Bronze vs. 5754 Aluminum

C95200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5754 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 5754 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
52 to 88
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
200 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
80 to 280

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
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
110

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
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
6.1 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
47 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
28 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.9 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
94.2 to 97.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.6 to 3.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15