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6262 Aluminum vs. C87700 Bronze

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C87700 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 6262 aluminum and the bottom bar is C87700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
3.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
48

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
8.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
64
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
2.5 to 3.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
7.0 to 9.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8