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364.0 Aluminum vs. C34200 Brass

364.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C34200 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 C34200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
100
Elongation at Break, % 7.5
3.0 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Shear Strength, MPa 200
230 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
370 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
150 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
24
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
9.0 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
110 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.2 to 92
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
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
32 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4