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6106 Aluminum vs. CC766S Brass

6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC766S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 6106 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC766S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 78
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99.3
0.3 to 1.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
29.5 to 41.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0