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5050 Aluminum vs. C91000 Bronze

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C91000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is C91000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
14 to 16
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6