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358.0 Aluminum vs. C44400 Brass

358.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C44400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 358.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C44400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 370
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 320
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
26
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 710
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.1 to 91.8
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Beryllium (Be), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.6 to 8.6
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4