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6061 Aluminum vs. C69300 Brass

6061 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C69300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is C69300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
8.5 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 84 to 210
330 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 410
550 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 370
300 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.8 to 81
47 to 70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42 to 1000
400 to 700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 42
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 18
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.9 to 98.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
73 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
2.7 to 3.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
18.4 to 24.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5