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357.0 Aluminum vs. C43400 Brass

357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 357.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 200
250 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
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 11
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
57 to 1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5