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3103 Aluminum vs. CC763S Brass

3103 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC763S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 3103 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC763S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27 to 62
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 220
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39 to 200
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4 to 24
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 280
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 30
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.6 to 9.9
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 99.1
1.0 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
56.5 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
1.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
18.9 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0