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771.0 Aluminum vs. C66200 Brass

771.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 771.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 6.5
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 370
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 350
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 150
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4 to 20
40 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 900
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 35
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54 to 58
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 92.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 7.5
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5