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C95200 Bronze vs. 6082 Aluminum

C95200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6082 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 C95200 bronze and the bottom bar is 6082 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
40 to 95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 29
6.3 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
140 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
85 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
19 to 43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
52 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
14 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
6.0 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
95.2 to 98.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15