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355.0 Aluminum vs. C35600 Brass

355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C35600 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 355.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C35600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 260
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150 to 170
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38 to 43
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120 to 140
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 27
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 33
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60 to 69
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 12
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.3 to 94.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
33.4 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5