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8079 Aluminum vs. C63600 Bronze

8079 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C63600 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 8079 aluminum and the bottom bar is C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
30
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.4
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.1 to 99.3
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.050 to 0.3
0.7 to 1.3
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5