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2014A Aluminum vs. C48500 Brass

2014A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C48500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C48500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 16
13 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 290
250 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 490
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 430
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
900
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 37
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 49
56 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 1300
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 45
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 46
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 22
13 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 95
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
34.3 to 39.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4