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3003 Aluminum vs. C46500 Brass

3003 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C46500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 3003 aluminum and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Shear Strength, MPa 68 to 130
280 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 240
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 40 to 210
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.95 to 63
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 300
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 24
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 30
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 71
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.7 to 10
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.8 to 99
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4