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EN AC-44300 Aluminum vs. CC767S Brass

EN AC-44300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC767S 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-44300 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC767S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 68
86
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.3 to 89.5
0.1 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
32.8 to 41.9
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0