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6182 Aluminum vs. C64200 Bronze

6182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C64200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C64200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 13
14 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 190
330 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 320
540 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 270
230 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
73 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 520
240 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 38
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95 to 97.9
6.3 to 7.6
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
88.2 to 92.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.3
1.5 to 2.2
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