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6162 Aluminum vs. C93200 Bronze

6162 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C93200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 6162 aluminum and the bottom bar is C93200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 9.1
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 300
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 270
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
32
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 26
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 550
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.7 to 98.9
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
81 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.3 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
2.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0