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C49300 Brass vs. 515.0 Aluminum

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 515.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 515.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
70
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
93.6 to 96.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.4 to 0.6
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
0.5 to 10
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15