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6018 Aluminum vs. C95800 Bronze

6018 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 (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 6018 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, % 9.0 to 9.1
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 300
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 2.9
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 24 to 25
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 380
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34 to 35
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.1 to 97.8
8.5 to 9.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
79 to 83.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
3.5 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5