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6023 Aluminum vs. C61000 Bronze

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 6023 aluminum and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
29 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 220
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
390 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
110 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 690
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
6.0 to 8.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5