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C26000 Brass vs. 6066 Aluminum

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6066 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is 6066 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
7.8 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
95 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
160 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
93 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
23 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
61 to 920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
16 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
23 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
6.9 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93 to 97
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0.7 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.9 to 1.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15