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6110A Aluminum vs. C85200 Brass

6110A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C85200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 6110A aluminum and the bottom bar is C85200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 470
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 430
95

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 58
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 1300
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 47
8.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 48
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 21
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.8 to 98
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.8
70 to 74
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.1
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
20 to 27
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9