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392.0 Aluminum vs. C35000 Brass

392.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C35000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 392.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C35000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 670
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
23
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 17
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 73.9 to 80.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 18 to 20
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
34.5 to 39.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4