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C34500 Brass vs. A360.0 Aluminum

C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while A360.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 C34500 brass and the bottom bar is A360.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
72
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 28
1.6 to 5.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 260
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 430
180 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
170 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
4.6 to 13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 160
190 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
19 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 16
27 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
8.5 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.8 to 90.6
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
9.0 to 10
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25