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C66100 Bronze vs. 6262 Aluminum

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 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 C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is 6262 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
4.6 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
290 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
270 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
10
Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53 to 120
17 to 31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 790
530 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
29 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
35 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
13 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.7 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15