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319.0 Aluminum vs. C84800 Brass

319.0 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 (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 319.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.8 to 2.0
18
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
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 480
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
27
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.3 to 3.9
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 88 to 220
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 24
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 30
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 11
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 91.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7