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C87900 Brass vs. 3004 Aluminum

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 3004 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 25
1.1 to 19
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
68 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
3.2 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
33 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
95.6 to 98.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15