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C87500 Brass vs. 2036 Aluminum

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2036 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 2036 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 18
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
94.4 to 97.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
2.2 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15