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2024 Aluminum vs. CC765S Brass

2024 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC765S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 2024 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC765S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 16
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 540
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 490
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
91
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
24
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 68
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 1680
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 49
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 24
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 94.7
0.5 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.8 to 4.9
51 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0.3 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
19.8 to 47.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0