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354.0 Aluminum vs. C43000 Brass

354.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 354.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C43000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.4 to 3.0
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 380
320 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 310
130 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.6 to 9.8
20 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 670
82 to 1350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
10 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
11 to 25

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 89.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.6 to 2.0
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.6 to 9.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.7 to 2.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
9.7 to 14.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5