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A356.0 Aluminum vs. CC762S Brass

A356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 A356.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 6.0
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 270
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 200
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.8 to 15
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 300
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 29
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 36
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.1 to 93.3
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
13.4 to 36
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0