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C26000 Brass vs. 8090 Aluminum

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 8090 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is 8090 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
67
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
3.5 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
340 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
210 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
95 to 160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
66

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
18
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
16 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
340 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
34 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
39 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
36 to 60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
15 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93 to 98.4
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
1.0 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Lithium (Li), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.040 to 0.16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15