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6105 Aluminum vs. C44500 Brass

6105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C44500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 6105 aluminum and the bottom bar is C44500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 280
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 270
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180 to 190
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46 to 50
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150 to 170
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 550
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 29
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72 to 79
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 12
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4