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EN AC-44200 Aluminum vs. C84000 Brass

EN AC-44200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C84000 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-44200 aluminum and the bottom bar is C84000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.2
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 86
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1
58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.2 to 89.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
82 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
5.0 to 14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7