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C86300 Bronze vs. 5456 Aluminum

C86300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5456 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 C86300 bronze and the bottom bar is 5456 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 14
11 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
320 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
150 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
97

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
33 to 46
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1030
170 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
33 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
38 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
14 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 7.5
92 to 94.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 66
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 22 to 28
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15