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364.0 Aluminum vs. C43400 Brass

364.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C43400 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 C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.5
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Shear Strength, MPa 200
250 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
57 to 1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 24

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
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5