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C49300 Brass vs. 7076 Aluminum

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 7076 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 7076 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
70
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
6.2
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
1510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
86.9 to 91.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0.3 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.8
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 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
7.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15