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2195 Aluminum vs. CC750S Brass

2195 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC750S 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 2195 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC750S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.3
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
25
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1470
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2290
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 53
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 94.9
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 3.7 to 4.3
62 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Lithium (Li), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.050
Silver (Ag), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
26.3 to 36
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0