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CC750S Brass vs. 6106 Aluminum

CC750S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 CC750S brass and the bottom bar is 6106 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 13
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
49
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 30
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
78
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.7
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
97.2 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 67
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0.3 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 26.3 to 36
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15