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6182 Aluminum vs. C63600 Bronze

6182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C63600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 6182 aluminum and the bottom bar is C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 13
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 190
320 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 320
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 270
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 520
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 38
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95 to 97.9
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.3
0.7 to 1.3
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5