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C42200 Brass vs. 328.0 Aluminum

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 328.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C42200 brass and the bottom bar is 328.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
1.6 to 2.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
200 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
120 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
10
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
2.8 to 5.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
92 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
21 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
28 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
9.2 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
84.5 to 91.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5