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C87700 Bronze vs. 6262 Aluminum

C87700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6262 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 C87700 bronze and the bottom bar is 6262 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.6
4.6 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
290 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
270 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 48
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
10
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.6
17 to 31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64
530 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
29 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
35 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 34
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.7 to 97.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0.4 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.4 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15