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2036 Aluminum vs. C23000 Brass

2036 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 2036 aluminum and the bottom bar is C23000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 24
2.9 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 210
220 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340
280 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
83 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
39

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
28
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
6.2 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
31 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
8.9 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.4 to 20

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 97.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 3.0
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
13.7 to 16
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2