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C42600 Brass vs. 8090 Aluminum

C42600 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 (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 8090 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
67
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 40
3.5 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 830
340 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 810
210 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
95 to 160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
66

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
18
Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 140
16 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
340 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
34 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
39 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
36 to 60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
15 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93 to 98.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
1.0 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lithium (Li), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 5.3 to 10.4
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.040 to 0.16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15