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6008 Aluminum vs. C86500 Bronze

6008 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C86500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 6008 aluminum and the bottom bar is C86500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 17
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 290
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 220
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 28
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 360
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.5 to 99.1
0.5 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
36 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0