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C32000 Brass vs. 513.0 Aluminum

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 513.0 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 C32000 brass and the bottom bar is 513.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
5.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
9.8
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.9 to 95.1
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
1.4 to 2.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15