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C94400 Bronze vs. 6110 Aluminum

C94400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6110 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 C94400 bronze and the bottom bar is 6110 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
70
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.2
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60
1770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
94.4 to 98.4
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 76.1 to 84
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 9.0 to 12
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15