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C86500 Bronze vs. 4006 Aluminum

C86500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4006 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C86500 bronze and the bottom bar is 4006 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 25
3.4 to 24
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
110 to 160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
62 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
5.1 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
28 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
11 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
4.9 to 7.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.5
97.4 to 98.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.4
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 36 to 42
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15