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5052 Aluminum vs. C90400 Bronze

5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C90400 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 5052 aluminum and the bottom bar is C90400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 46 to 83
77
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
34
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7