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358.0 Aluminum vs. C99750 Brass

358.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C99750 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 358.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C99750 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
130
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 6.0
20 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 370
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 320
220 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
23
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 20
87 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 710
190 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.1 to 91.8
0.25 to 3.0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
55 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
17 to 23
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 5.0
Silicon (Si), % 7.6 to 8.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
17 to 23
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3