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3303 Aluminum vs. CC752S Brass

3303 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC752S 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 3303 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC752S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
8.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.6 to 99
0.3 to 0.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.14
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
61.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
31.5 to 36.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0