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2036 Aluminum vs. C42200 Brass

2036 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 2036 aluminum and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 24
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 210
210 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 97.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 3.0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
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
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5