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5050 Aluminum vs. C92200 Bronze

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C92200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C92200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
70
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
32
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
87
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
8.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
86 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
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 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7