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5050 Aluminum vs. C66100 Bronze

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is C66100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
280 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
410 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
53 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
60 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
13 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
92 to 97
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
2.8 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5