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C61500 Bronze vs. 5082 Aluminum

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5082 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is 5082 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
67
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
25
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
210 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
380 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
300 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
4.0 to 4.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
670 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
39 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
43 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
17 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
93.5 to 96
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15