MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C87500 Brass vs. 2219 Aluminum

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2219 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 2219 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.2 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
180 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
88 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
110 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
28 to 44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
81 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
11
Density, g/cm3 8.3
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
9.6 to 60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
54 to 1060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
16 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
42 to 63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.2 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
91.5 to 93.8
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
5.8 to 6.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15