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C94900 Bronze vs. 5754 Aluminum

C94900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5754 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 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 C94900 bronze and the bottom bar is 5754 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.0 to 19
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
200 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
80 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
6.1 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72
47 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.4
21 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
28 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
8.9 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
94.2 to 97.4
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 81
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.6 to 3.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15