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CC750S Brass vs. 2025 Aluminum

CC750S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2025 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 CC750S brass and the bottom bar is 2025 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 54
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 13
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 30
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.7
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
90.9 to 95.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 67
3.9 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.4 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 26.3 to 36
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15