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A413.0 Aluminum vs. C66200 Brass

A413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C66200 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 C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.5
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Shear Strength, MPa 170
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.1
40 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.9 to 89
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5