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C69700 Brass vs. 383.0 Aluminum

C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 383.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C69700 brass and the bottom bar is 383.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
73
Elongation at Break, % 25
3.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
79.7 to 88.5
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
9.5 to 11.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 13.9 to 22
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5