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296.0 Aluminum vs. CC754S Brass

296.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC754S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 296.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75 to 90
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 7.1
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 270
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 150
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 37
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99 to 110
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.6 to 15
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 220
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 31
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 56
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89 to 94
0 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
30.2 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.35
0