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A390.0 Aluminum vs. C66200 Brass

A390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 A390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
110
Elongation at Break, % 0.87 to 0.91
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 290
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.6 to 2.6
40 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 580
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5