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C87500 Brass vs. 1235 Aluminum

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 1235 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C87500 brass and the bottom bar is 1235 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 18
28 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
80 to 84
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
23 to 57

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
17 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
3.8 to 24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
8.2 to 8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
3.6 to 3.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
99.35 to 100
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.65
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0