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295.0 Aluminum vs. C48500 Brass

295.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C48500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 295.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C48500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 7.2
13 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 230
250 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 280
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 220
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
23
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.2 to 13
56 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77 to 340
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 26
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 12
13 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.4 to 95.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
34.3 to 39.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4