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319.0 Aluminum vs. C84100 Brass

319.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C84100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 319.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 78 to 84
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.8 to 2.0
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 240
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 180
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 480
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.3 to 3.9
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 88 to 220
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 24
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 30
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 11
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 91.5
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5