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1060 Aluminum vs. CC754S Brass

1060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC754S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1060 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 30
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 67 to 130
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 110
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 210
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.57 to 37
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 89
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 5.6
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.6 to 100
0 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
30.2 to 42.5