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8090 Aluminum vs. C66100 Bronze

8090 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is C66100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
410 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
53 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
60 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
13 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
92 to 97
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
2.8 to 3.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5