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6012 Aluminum vs. C90200 Bronze

6012 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C90200 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 6012 aluminum and the bottom bar is C90200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 11
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 320
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 260
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
34
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 28
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94 to 480
55
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 37
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.2 to 98
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
91 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6