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6262 Aluminum vs. C33500 Brass

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C33500 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 6262 aluminum and the bottom bar is C33500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
3.0 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
340 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
120 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
24
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
8.0 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
69 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.25 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
33.8 to 37.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4