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444.0 Aluminum vs. C99700 Brass

444.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C99700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 444.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 25
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 93.5
0.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
11 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3