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C37100 Brass vs. 7075 Aluminum

C37100 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 C37100 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, % 8.0 to 40
1.8 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 300
150 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 520
240 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 390
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 27
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
10
Density, g/cm3 8.0
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 120
7.8 to 44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 750
110 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
22 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
28 to 52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
10 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.9 to 91.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.18 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.6 to 1.2
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), % 36.3 to 41.4
5.1 to 6.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15