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358.0 Aluminum vs. C83400 Brass

358.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C83400 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 358.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 6.0
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 370
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 320
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 20
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 710
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.1 to 91.8
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Beryllium (Be), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 7.6 to 8.6
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
8.0 to 12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7