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413.0 Aluminum vs. C34200 Brass

413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C34200 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 413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C34200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
3.0 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
40
Shear Strength, MPa 170
230 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
370 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
150 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.7
9.0 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
110 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 89
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
32 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4