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C86200 Bronze vs. 6065 Aluminum

C86200 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 (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 C86200 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, % 21
4.5 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
310 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
270 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
17 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
540 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
31 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
36 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 4.9
94.4 to 98.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 66
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 22 to 28
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15