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380.0 Aluminum vs. C26200 Brass

380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C26200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
3.0 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
41
Shear Strength, MPa 190
230 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
330 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
110 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
25
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0
19 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
62 to 1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
11 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
13 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.6 to 89.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
67 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
29.6 to 33
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3