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6110 Aluminum vs. C90700 Bronze

6110 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C90700 bronze belongs to the copper 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 6110 aluminum and the bottom bar is C90700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
35
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1770
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.4
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
88 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
10 to 12
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.6