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204.0 Aluminum vs. C41300 Brass

204.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C41300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 204.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C41300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 7.8
2.0 to 44
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 340
300 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 220
120 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29 to 34
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 100
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
11 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 350
69 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 31
9.6 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
11 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 18
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.4 to 95.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0.7 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
5.1 to 10.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5