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364.0 Aluminum vs. C46200 Brass

364.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C46200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
100
Elongation at Break, % 7.5
17 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Shear Strength, MPa 200
240 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
370 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
120 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
24
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
72 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12 to 16

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
0 to 0.2
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
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4