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A413.0 Aluminum vs. C49300 Brass

A413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 A413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.5
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Shear Strength, MPa 170
270 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.1
21 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
220 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.9 to 89
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5