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C63600 Bronze vs. 6018 Aluminum

C63600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6018 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 C63600 bronze and the bottom bar is 6018 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 30 to 66
9.0 to 9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 360
170 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 540
290 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 260
220 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 57
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
10
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 290
24 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 300
360 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
34 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 4.0
93.1 to 97.8
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 93 to 96.3
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.3
0.5 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15