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C49300 Brass vs. 355.0 Aluminum

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 355.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
71
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
1.5 to 2.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
150 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
200 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
150 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
38 to 43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
120 to 140

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
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
2.7 to 5.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
150 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
20 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
28 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
60 to 69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
9.1 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
90.3 to 94.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
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
4.5 to 5.5
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15