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C61500 Bronze vs. 5254 Aluminum

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5254 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 5254 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
3.4 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
240 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
100 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
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
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
11 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
73 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
25 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
32 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
94.4 to 96.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.45
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.45
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15