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EN AC-21200 Aluminum vs. C87800 Brass

EN AC-21200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C87800 brass belongs to the copper 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 EN AC-21200 aluminum and the bottom bar is C87800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.2
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 440
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
27
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 22
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 930
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38 to 40
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 43
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 19
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.3 to 95.7
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
80 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
3.8 to 4.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5