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6023 Aluminum vs. C64700 Bronze

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C64700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C64700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 220
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 690
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
95.8 to 98
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.6 to 2.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0.4 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5