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2095 Aluminum vs. CC762S Brass

2095 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC762S 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 2095 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.5
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 610
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1470
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2640
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 65
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 59
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.9
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 4.6
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lithium (Li), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
13.4 to 36
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.18
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0