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2024 Aluminum vs. C49300 Brass

2024 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 16
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 320
270 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 540
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 490
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
26
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 68
21 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 1680
220 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 49
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 24
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 94.7
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.8 to 4.9
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
30.6 to 40.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5