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C87900 Brass vs. 2195 Aluminum

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2195 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 C87900 brass and the bottom bar is 2195 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 25
9.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1470

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
2290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
53
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
91.9 to 94.9
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
3.7 to 4.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lithium (Li), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.12
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15