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336.0 Aluminum vs. C84200 Brass

336.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C84200 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 336.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C84200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
110
Elongation at Break, % 0.5
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 320
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 300
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.1 to 1.6
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 580
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 32
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 38
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.1 to 85.8
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
10 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7