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C66200 Brass vs. 2017A Aluminum

C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2017A 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 C66200 brass and the bottom bar is 2017A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
2.2 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
27
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 300
120 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
110 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
11
Density, g/cm3 8.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
6.7 to 53
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
90 to 570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
19 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
26 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
8.9 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.3 to 95.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15