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4006 Aluminum vs. C62300 Bronze

4006 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C62300 bronze belongs to the copper 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 4006 aluminum and the bottom bar is C62300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 24
18 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 70 to 91
360 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 160
570 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62 to 140
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
28
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.1 to 26
95 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 130
240 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 16
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 89
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 7.0
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.4 to 98.7
8.5 to 10
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
83.2 to 89.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 0.8
2.0 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5