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EN AC-43300 Aluminum vs. CC754S Brass

EN AC-43300 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-43300 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91 to 94
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 6.7
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 17
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 32
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 90.8
0 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
30.2 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0