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6016 Aluminum vs. C95800 Bronze

6016 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95800 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 6016 aluminum and the bottom bar is C95800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 27
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 280
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 210
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 210
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48 to 54
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 180
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 47
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 340
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 35
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77 to 86
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 12
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.4 to 98.8
8.5 to 9.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
79 to 83.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
3.5 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5