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6063 Aluminum vs. C83400 Brass

6063 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C83400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 6063 aluminum and the bottom bar is C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 21
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 300
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 49 to 270
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 220
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49 to 58
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 190
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 27
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 540
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 31
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 37
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79 to 89
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8 to 13
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.4
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
8.0 to 12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7