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C67500 Bronze vs. 6351 Aluminum

C67500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6351 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C67500 bronze and the bottom bar is 6351 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
69
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 33
7.8 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 350
84 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 580
140 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 370
95 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 130
20 to 38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 650
65 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 20
14 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 19
22 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 34
72
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
6.1 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
96 to 98.5
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 60
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 35.1 to 41.7
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15