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A356.0 Aluminum vs. CC765S Brass

A356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC765S 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 CC765S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 6.0
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 270
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 200
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
91
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
34

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
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.8 to 15
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 300
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 29
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 36
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.1 to 93.3
0.5 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
51 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
19.8 to 47.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0