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2030 Aluminum vs. C43500 Brass

2030 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C43500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 2030 aluminum and the bottom bar is C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
8.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
220 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
120 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
28
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
44 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
65 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
10 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 95.2
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.5
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3