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6066 Aluminum vs. C32000 Brass

6066 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.8 to 17
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 95 to 240
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 400
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 360
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 52
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 920
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 39
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9 to 17
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 97
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.2
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4