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C85900 Brass vs. 6463 Aluminum

C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6463 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C85900 brass and the bottom bar is 6463 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
42 to 74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
68
Elongation at Break, % 30
9.0 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
140 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
82 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
190 to 210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
50 to 55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
170 to 180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
17 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
50 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
14 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
79 to 86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
6.3 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
97.9 to 99.4
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15