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6066 Aluminum vs. C26000 Brass

6066 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 6066 aluminum and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.8 to 17
2.5 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 95 to 240
230 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 400
320 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 360
110 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 52
6.1 to 420
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 920
51 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 39
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9 to 17
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 97
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.2
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
28.1 to 31.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3