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6061 Aluminum vs. C90200 Bronze

6061 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is C90200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 410
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 370
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
34
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.8 to 81
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42 to 1000
55
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 42
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 18
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.9 to 98.6
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
91 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6