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C42600 Brass vs. 6013 Aluminum

C42600 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 (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 C42600 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, % 1.1 to 40
3.4 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 470
190 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 830
310 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 810
170 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 140
13 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
200 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
31 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
37 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.8 to 97.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0.6 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
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
Nickel (Ni), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 5.3 to 10.4
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15