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C32000 Brass vs. 2030 Aluminum

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2030 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 C32000 brass and the bottom bar is 2030 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
5.6 to 8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
220 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
240 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
10
Density, g/cm3 8.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
21 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
390 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
33 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
37 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.9 to 95.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
3.3 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0.8 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3