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C61500 Bronze vs. 6065 Aluminum

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6065 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 6065 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
4.5 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
190 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
310 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
270 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
11
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
17 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
540 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
31 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
36 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
94.4 to 98.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15