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710.0 Aluminum vs. C47000 Brass

710.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C47000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 710.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C47000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 3.6
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 250
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.9 to 7.9
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 190
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 93.1
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 0.65
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.25 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 7.0
37.5 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4