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C61500 Bronze vs. 6182 Aluminum

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6182 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 6182 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
6.8 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
140 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
230 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
130 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
21 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
110 to 520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
23 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
30 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
10 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
95 to 97.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15