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2014 Aluminum vs. C34200 Brass

2014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C34200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 2014 aluminum and the bottom bar is C34200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 16
3.0 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 290
230 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 500
370 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 440
150 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
24
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6 to 56
9.0 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 1330
110 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 46
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 22
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.4 to 95
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
32 to 36.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4