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6262 Aluminum vs. C94700 Bronze

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C94700 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 C94700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
7.9 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
350 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
160 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
34
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
41 to 89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
110 to 700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
11 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
85 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3