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5052 Aluminum vs. C91300 Bell Metal

5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C91300 bell metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C91300 bell metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
0.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
39
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
460

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
1.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
7.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
79 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
18 to 20
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6