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C355.0 Aluminum vs. C66300 Brass

C355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C66300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C66300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 3.8
2.3 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 310
460 to 810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 230
400 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.5 to 9.8
17 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 380
710 to 2850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 32
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
15 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
16 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 94.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
84.5 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
1.4 to 2.4
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
6.0 to 12.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5