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6008 Aluminum vs. CC497K Bronze

6008 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC497K bronze belongs to the copper 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 6008 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC497K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
93
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 17
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 290
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 220
91

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 28
10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 360
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
5.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
7.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 13
7.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.5 to 99.1
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
67.5 to 77.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
18 to 23
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0