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C34500 Brass vs. 6262A Aluminum

C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6262A aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 C34500 brass and the bottom bar is 6262A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
68
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 28
4.5 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 260
190 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 430
310 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
270 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
17 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 160
540 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
31 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 16
36 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.2 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15