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C69400 Brass vs. 6005A Aluminum

C69400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6005A 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 C69400 brass and the bottom bar is 6005A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 17
8.6 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Shear Strength, MPa 350
120 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
190 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
100 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
180 to 190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.2
47 to 50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
150 to 170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
76 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
72 to 79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
8.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.5 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 83
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.5 to 0.9
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 11.5 to 16.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15