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A380.0 Aluminum vs. C32000 Brass

A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C32000 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 A380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
41
Shear Strength, MPa 190
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 78
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4