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3103 Aluminum vs. C84800 Brass

3103 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 3103 aluminum and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 220
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39 to 200
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
27
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4 to 24
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 280
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 30
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.6 to 9.9
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 99.1
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
13 to 17
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7