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C443.0 Aluminum vs. C84200 Brass

C443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C84200 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 C443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C84200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.6 to 95.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
10 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7