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C53400 Bronze vs. 6008 Aluminum

C53400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6008 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 C53400 bronze and the bottom bar is 6008 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
200 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 69
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
49
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
1180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
21 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
77
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
9.0 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.5 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 91.8 to 95.7
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 5.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15