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C66200 Brass vs. 2024 Aluminum

C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2024 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 C66200 brass and the bottom bar is 2024 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
4.0 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
27
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 300
130 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
200 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
100 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
11
Density, g/cm3 8.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
20 to 68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
70 to 1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
25 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
8.6 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.7 to 94.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
3.8 to 4.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15