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5050 Aluminum vs. C95200 Bronze

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95200 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 C95200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 36 to 68
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
8.5 to 9.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
2.5 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0