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364.0 Aluminum vs. C26000 Brass

364.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 364.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.5
2.5 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
41
Shear Strength, MPa 200
230 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
320 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
110 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
25
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
6.1 to 420
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
51 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.2 to 92
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
28.1 to 31.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3