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713.0 Aluminum vs. C34500 Brass

713.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 713.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C34500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 4.3
12 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Shear Strength, MPa 180
220 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
340 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
120 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.7 to 9.9
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 220
69 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
12 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 29
13 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.6 to 92.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 1.0
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 8.0
32 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4