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C49300 Brass vs. 3104 Aluminum

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 3104 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C49300 brass and the bottom bar is 3104 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
70
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
1.1 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
110 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
68 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
1.6 to 60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
34 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
17 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
25 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
95.1 to 98.4
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0.050 to 0.25
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.8 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15