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1060 Aluminum vs. C49300 Brass

1060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1060 aluminum and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 30
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Shear Strength, MPa 42 to 75
270 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 67 to 130
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 110
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 210
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.57 to 37
21 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 89
220 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 5.6
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.6 to 100
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5