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EN AC-43200 Aluminum vs. C34500 Brass

EN AC-43200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C34500 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-43200 aluminum and the bottom bar is C34500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
12 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 260
340 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 220
120 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.8 to 2.7
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 66 to 330
69 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 28
12 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
13 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8 to 12
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.1 to 90.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
32 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4