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6023 Aluminum vs. C37700 Brass

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C37700 brass belongs to the copper 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 6023 aluminum and the bottom bar is C37700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 220
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 690
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.7 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5