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C32000 Brass vs. 515.0 Aluminum

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 515.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 515.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.6 to 96.6
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 10
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15