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C87500 Brass vs. A360.0 Aluminum

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while A360.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 A360.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 18
1.6 to 5.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
180 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
170 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
4.6 to 13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
190 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
19 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
27 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.5 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
85.8 to 90.6
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
9.0 to 10
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25