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319.0 Aluminum vs. C66900 Brass

319.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C66900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 319.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C66900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.8 to 2.0
1.1 to 26
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
45
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 210
290 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 240
460 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 180
330 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 480
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
3.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
23
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.3 to 3.9
4.6 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 88 to 220
460 to 2450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 24
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 30
16 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 11
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 91.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
62.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
11.5 to 12.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
22.5 to 26
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2