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6110 Aluminum vs. C87700 Bronze

6110 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C87700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 6110 aluminum and the bottom bar is C87700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
3.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
48

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
8.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1770
64
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
11

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.4
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
2.5 to 3.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
7.0 to 9.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.8