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C87500 Brass vs. 6013 Aluminum

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6013 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C87500 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, % 18
3.4 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
310 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
170 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
13 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
200 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
31 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
37 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
94.8 to 97.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0.6 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.6 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15