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C27000 Brass vs. 2117 Aluminum

C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 C27000 brass and the bottom bar is 2117 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
10
Density, g/cm3 8.1
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91 to 97.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 68.5
2.2 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 37
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15