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1085 Aluminum vs. C99700 Brass

1085 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C99700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1085 aluminum and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 39
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 73 to 140
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.8 to 21
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 110
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5 to 14
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3 to 6.1
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.85 to 100
0.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
54 to 65.5
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.020
11 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.030
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3