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711.0 Aluminum vs. C68700 Brass

711.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C68700 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 711.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C68700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 92.7
1.8 to 2.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 0.65
76 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0.7 to 1.4
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 7.0
17.8 to 22.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5