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1050 Aluminum vs. CC490K Brass

1050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC490K brass belongs to the copper 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 1050 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC490K brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 37
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 76 to 140
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25 to 120
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.4 to 22
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4.6 to 110
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.8 to 14
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 22
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 6.2
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
81 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
7.0 to 9.5