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443.0 Aluminum vs. C33500 Brass

443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C33500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C33500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
3.0 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Shear Strength, MPa 96
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
340 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 65
120 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
8.0 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 30
69 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 95.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
33.8 to 37.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4