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6023 Aluminum vs. C95300 Bronze

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C95300 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 C95300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
14 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
520 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
190 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
73 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 690
170 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
17 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
9.0 to 11
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
86.5 to 90.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.5
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
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0