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C26000 Brass vs. 6101A Aluminum

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6101A 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 6101A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.9 to 99.3
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1