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C95410 Bronze vs. 6463 Aluminum

C95410 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 (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 C95410 bronze and the bottom bar is 6463 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 200
42 to 74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 13
9.0 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 740
140 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 380
82 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
190 to 210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
50 to 55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
170 to 180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57 to 64
17 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 630
50 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
14 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
79 to 86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
6.3 to 10

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
97.9 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 85.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15