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C23000 Brass vs. 359.0 Aluminum

C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 359.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C23000 brass and the bottom bar is 359.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 47
3.8 to 4.9
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
27
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 340
220 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 590
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 480
250 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 39
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2 to 260
12 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31 to 1040
450 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9 to 19
37 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 20
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.9 to 91
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 13.7 to 16
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15