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C86300 Bronze vs. 6463 Aluminum

C86300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6463 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 C86300 bronze and the bottom bar is 6463 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
42 to 74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 14
9.0 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
140 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
82 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
190 to 210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
50 to 55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
170 to 180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
17 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1030
50 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
14 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
79 to 86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
6.3 to 10

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 7.5
97.9 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 66
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 22 to 28
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15