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C99700 Brass vs. 6262 Aluminum

C99700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C99700 brass and the bottom bar is 6262 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 25
4.6 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
290 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
270 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
890
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
17 to 31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
530 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
29 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
94.7 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15