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6182 Aluminum vs. CC499K Bronze

6182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC499K 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 6182 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC499K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 13
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 320
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 270
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
32
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 520
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 38
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
9.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95 to 97.9
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
84 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.3
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
4.0 to 6.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0