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C66200 Brass vs. 4032 Aluminum

C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4032 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 4032 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
73
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
28
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 300
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
10
Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
81.1 to 87.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
0.5 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
11 to 13.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15