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6008 Aluminum vs. C54400 Bronze

6008 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 290
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 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
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5