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CC331G Bronze vs. 6065 Aluminum

CC331G bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6065 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 CC331G bronze and the bottom bar is 6065 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 20
4.5 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
310 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
270 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
11
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
17 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
540 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
31 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
36 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10.5
94.4 to 98.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 86.5
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.4 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15