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6110 Aluminum vs. C95600 Bronze

6110 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95600 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 C95600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1770
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.4
6.0 to 8.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
88 to 92.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
1.8 to 3.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0