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C61500 Bronze vs. 2036 Aluminum

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2036 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is 2036 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
10
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
94.4 to 97.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
2.2 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15