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6023 Aluminum vs. CC480K Bronze

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC480K 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 6023 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC480K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
35
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 690
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
86 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0