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EN AC-46100 Aluminum vs. C35600 Brass

EN AC-46100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C35600 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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-46100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C35600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 88.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
2.0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 12
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.7
33.4 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5