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C95500 Bronze vs. 6106 Aluminum

C95500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C95500 bronze and the bottom bar is 6106 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
69
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 10
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 850
290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 470
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
49
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58 to 61
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 950
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 29
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
78
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 29
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
97.2 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 84
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.5
0.050 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15