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C355.0 Aluminum vs. C42500 Brass

C355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C42500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 3.8
2.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 310
310 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 230
120 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
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
12 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 380
64 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 32
9.9 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
12 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 94.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
6.1 to 11.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5