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C95800 Bronze vs. 5050 Aluminum

C95800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C95800 bronze and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 22
1.7 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.6
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
96.3 to 98.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15