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B535.0 Aluminum vs. C84100 Brass

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C84100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
110
Elongation at Break, % 10
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5