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6023 Aluminum vs. CC760S Brass

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC760S brass belongs to the copper 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 6023 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 690
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0