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6023 Aluminum vs. C40500 Penny Bronze

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C40500 penny bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 C40500 penny bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 220
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
270 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
79 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
16 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 690
28 to 1200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
8.5 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
10 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.1 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5