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C27200 Brass vs. 8011A Aluminum

C27200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 8011A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C27200 brass and the bottom bar is 8011A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 50
1.7 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 590
100 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
34 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 270
3.0 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 810
8.2 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 20
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
18 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
4.6 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.5 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 34.6 to 38
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15