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356.0 Aluminum vs. C42200 Brass

356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 356.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 3.8
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 190
210 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 240
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 190
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150 to 170
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40 to 43
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140 to 150
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 8.2
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 250
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 26
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 33
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64 to 71
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 11
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.1 to 93.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5