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C64800 Bronze vs. 6013 Aluminum

C64800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6013 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C64800 bronze and the bottom bar is 6013 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
69
Elongation at Break, % 8.0
3.4 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
26
Shear Strength, MPa 380
190 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
310 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
170 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 65
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51
13 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1680
200 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
31 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
37 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.8 to 97.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 98.8
0.6 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15