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CC212E Bronze vs. 4006 Aluminum

CC212E bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4006 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 CC212E bronze and the bottom bar is 4006 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
28 to 45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
69
Elongation at Break, % 20
3.4 to 24
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
110 to 160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
62 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
5.1 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
28 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
11 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
4.9 to 7.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.0 to 9.0
97.4 to 98.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 68 to 77
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 15
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 4.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15