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C84500 Brass vs. 2030 Aluminum

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2030 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 C84500 brass and the bottom bar is 2030 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
70
Elongation at Break, % 28
5.6 to 8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
240 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
10
Density, g/cm3 8.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
21 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
390 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
33 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
37 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
88.9 to 95.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
3.3 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0.8 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3