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EN AC-42000 Aluminum vs. CC754S Brass

EN AC-42000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC754S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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-42000 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 59 to 91
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 2.4
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 270
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 95 to 230
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8 to 5.7
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 370
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 28
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 35
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 12
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.9 to 93.3
0 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
30.2 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0