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C36200 Brass vs. 7075 Aluminum

C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 7075 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 C36200 brass and the bottom bar is 7075 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
70
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
1.8 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 240
150 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
240 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
120 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
7.8 to 44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
110 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
22 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
28 to 52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
10 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.9 to 91.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.18 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.1 to 2.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
5.1 to 6.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15