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C87500 Brass vs. 2014 Aluminum

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2014 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 2014 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 18
1.5 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
190 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
100 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
11
Density, g/cm3 8.3
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
6.6 to 56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
76 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.4 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
90.4 to 95
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
3.9 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.5 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15