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C49300 Brass vs. 324.0 Aluminum

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 324.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 324.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
71
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
3.0 to 4.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
6.8 to 8.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
85 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
22 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
29 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
9.7 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
87.3 to 92.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
7.0 to 8.0
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2