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6110A Aluminum vs. C85800 Brass

6110A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C85800 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 6110A aluminum and the bottom bar is C85800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
100
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 470
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 430
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
870
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
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 58
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 1300
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 47
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 48
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 21
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.8 to 98
0 to 0.55
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.8
57 to 69
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.1
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3