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C36200 Brass vs. 8090 Aluminum

C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 8090 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 8090 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
67
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
3.5 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
340 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
210 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
95 to 160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
66

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
18
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
16 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
340 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
34 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
39 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
36 to 60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
15 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93 to 98.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
1.0 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Lithium (Li), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.040 to 0.16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15