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5056 Aluminum vs. C86300 Bronze

5056 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C86300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 5056 aluminum and the bottom bar is C86300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.9 to 31
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
28

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.4
5.0 to 7.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
60 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 5.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
22 to 28
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0