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C89320 Bronze vs. 5040 Aluminum

C89320 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5040 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 C89320 bronze and the bottom bar is 5040 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 17
5.7 to 6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
240 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 56
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 490
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38
14 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93
260 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
31 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
95.2 to 98
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 91
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15