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A242.0 Aluminum vs. CC753S Brass

A242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC753S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 A242.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC753S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.6
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
23
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.3 to 93.1
0.4 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.7 to 4.5
56.8 to 60.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.3
0.5 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0.070 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
33.1 to 40
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0