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C443.0 Aluminum vs. C41300 Brass

C443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C41300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 C443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C41300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
2.0 to 44
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Shear Strength, MPa 130
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
300 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
120 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
11 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
69 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
9.6 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
11 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.6 to 95.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
5.1 to 10.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5