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C87800 Brass vs. 4104 Aluminum

C87800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4104 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C87800 brass and the bottom bar is 4104 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 25
2.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
60

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
5.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
85.8 to 90
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 84.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.8 to 4.2
9.0 to 10.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15