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C32000 Brass vs. 8011A Aluminum

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 8011A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 C32000 brass and the bottom bar is 8011A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
1.7 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
100 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
34 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
3.0 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
8.2 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
18 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
4.6 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.5 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15