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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. CC760S Brass

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC760S 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-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
10.7 to 17
Residuals, % 0 to 0.35
0