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C355.0 Aluminum vs. CC750S Brass

C355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC750S 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 C355.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC750S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86 to 90
54
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 3.8
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 310
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 230
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.5 to 9.8
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 380
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 32
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 94.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
62 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
26.3 to 36
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0