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6023 Aluminum vs. C51100 Bronze

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C51100 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 C51100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 220
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
330 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
93 to 700

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
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
32
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
18 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 690
38 to 2170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
93.8 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
3.5 to 4.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5