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Aluminum A380 vs. Brick Compare Aluminum A380 vs. Brick strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.
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Questions Is Aluminum A380 stronger than Brick? Aluminum A380 is stronger: its yield strength is 160 MPa against tensile strength 5.1 MPa for Brick (31.4x).
Which is lighter, Aluminum A380 or Brick? Brick is lighter: 2,082 kg/m³ against 2,713 kg/m³ for Aluminum A380.
Which is lighter for the same job, Aluminum A380 or Brick? For the same stiffness or strength: Aluminum A380 is lighter for a strong rod or tie, strong beam, strong panel or plate.
Part that must be Aluminum A380 Brick Strong rod or tie lighter 24.1x heavier Strong beam lighter 7.63x heavier Strong panel or plate lighter 4.3x heavier
For the same stiffness or strength, mass scales with density over stiffness (or strength) raised to a power set by how the part is loaded: 1 for a rod in tension, 1/2 for a beam in bending, 1/3 for a panel (the standard material-selection indices).
Which conducts heat better, Aluminum A380 or Brick? Aluminum A380 conducts heat better: 96.2 W/m·K against 1.02 W/m·K for Brick.
Which expands less with temperature? Brick expands less: 7.2 µm/m·K against 21.8 µm/m·K for Aluminum A380.
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