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C95800 Bronze vs. 6262A Aluminum

C95800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6262A 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 C95800 bronze and the bottom bar is 6262A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 22
4.5 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
310 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.6
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
11
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
17 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
540 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
31 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
36 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
94.2 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83.2
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15