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6262 Aluminum vs. C49300 Brass

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
270 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
26
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
21 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
220 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.5 to 2.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5