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6262 Aluminum vs. C84100 Brass

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C84100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.050 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5