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EN AC-45300 Aluminum vs. C84500 Brass

EN AC-45300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C84500 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-45300 aluminum and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 94 to 120
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 290
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 230
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.7 to 5.6
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 390
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 29
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 35
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 13
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.2 to 94.2
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
6.0 to 7.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
2.0 to 4.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7