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6063A Aluminum vs. C89320 Bronze

6063A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C89320 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 6063A aluminum and the bottom bar is C89320 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 18
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 260
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 55 to 200
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
56
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49 to 54
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 180
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
490

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 21
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 22 to 280
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 33
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 83
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.6 to 11
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
87 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5