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CC765S Brass vs. 8011A Aluminum

CC765S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 8011A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 CC765S brass and the bottom bar is 8011A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
25 to 50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 21
1.7 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
100 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
34 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 91
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 34
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
3.0 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
8.2 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
4.6 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.5
97.5 to 99.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 51 to 65
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 19.8 to 47.7
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15