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6063 Aluminum vs. C94100 Bronze

6063 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C94100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 6063 aluminum and the bottom bar is C94100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
92
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 21
7.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 300
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 49 to 270
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
330
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49 to 58
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 190
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 27
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 540
97
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 31
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 37
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8 to 13
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.4
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
72 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
18 to 22
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3