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C42200 Brass vs. 518.0 Aluminum

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 518.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 C42200 brass and the bottom bar is 518.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
67
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
5.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
25
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 350
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
98
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.1 to 92.5
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25