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C87500 Brass vs. 6110 Aluminum

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6110 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 6110 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.2
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
140

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
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
94.4 to 98.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.7 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15