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C42600 Brass vs. 213.0 Aluminum

C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 213.0 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 C42600 brass and the bottom bar is 213.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
73
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 40
1.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 830
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 810
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
94

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
11
Density, g/cm3 8.7
3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 140
2.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
83.5 to 93
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
6.0 to 8.0
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 5.3 to 10.4
0 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5