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6023 Aluminum vs. CC767S Brass

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC767S 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 CC767S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 690
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
0.1 to 0.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.8 to 41.9
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0