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C443.0 Aluminum vs. C32000 Brass

C443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C32000 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 C443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
41
Shear Strength, MPa 130
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.6 to 95.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4