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6005A Aluminum vs. C65500 Bronze

6005A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C65500 bronze belongs to the copper 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 6005A aluminum and the bottom bar is C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.6 to 17
4.0 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 180
260 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 300
360 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 270
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180 to 190
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 47 to 50
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150 to 170
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 29
11 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 530
62 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72 to 79
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 13
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.5 to 99.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
2.8 to 3.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5