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852.0 Aluminum vs. C87800 Brass

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C87800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C87800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
27
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
80 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
3.8 to 4.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5