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C42200 Brass vs. C355.0 Aluminum

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while C355.0 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 C355.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
2.7 to 3.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
290 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
200 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
130

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
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
7.5 to 9.8
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
290 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
30 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
36 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.7 to 94.1
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15