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C42200 Brass vs. 6013 Aluminum

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6013 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 C42200 brass and the bottom bar is 6013 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
3.4 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 350
190 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
310 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
170 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
13 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
200 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
31 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
37 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.8 to 97.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0.6 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15