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5010 Aluminum vs. C94300 Bronze

5010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C94300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 5010 aluminum and the bottom bar is C94300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
87
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
9.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
32
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 210
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 38 to 190
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
150
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
320
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 20
15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 270
77
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 9.4
7.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.7
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
67 to 72
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
23 to 27
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0