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2014A Aluminum vs. C42200 Brass

2014A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C42200 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 2014A aluminum and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 16
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 290
210 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 490
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 430
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 49
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 1300
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 45
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 46
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 22
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 95
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
8.7 to 13.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5