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C69700 Brass vs. A360.0 Aluminum

C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while A360.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 A360.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 25
1.6 to 5.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
27
Shear Strength, MPa 300
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
180 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
170 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
4.6 to 13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
190 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
19 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
27 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
8.5 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.8 to 90.6
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
9.0 to 10
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 13.9 to 22
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25