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5754 Aluminum vs. CC331G Bronze

5754 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC331G bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 5754 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC331G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 52 to 88
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 19
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 330
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 280
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 32
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 47 to 580
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 34
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 39
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 14
22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.4
8.5 to 10.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
83 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0