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A380.0 Aluminum vs. C66300 Brass

A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C66300 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 C66300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
2.3 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Shear Strength, MPa 190
290 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
460 to 810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
400 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 78
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
17 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
710 to 2850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
15 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
84.5 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
1.4 to 2.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
1.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
6.0 to 12.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5