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333.0 Aluminum vs. C34500 Brass

333.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 333.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C34500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.0
12 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
40
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 230
220 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 280
340 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 210
120 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100 to 140
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26 to 35
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83 to 110
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
24
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.1 to 4.6
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 290
69 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 27
12 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 34
13 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 57
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.8 to 89
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 10
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
32 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4