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A390.0 Aluminum vs. C26000 Brass

A390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C26000 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 A390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
110
Elongation at Break, % 0.87 to 0.91
2.5 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
320 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 290
110 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
25
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.6 to 2.6
6.1 to 420
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 580
51 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
28.1 to 31.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3