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EN AC-46200 Aluminum vs. C87500 Brass

EN AC-46200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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-46200 aluminum and the bottom bar is C87500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
27
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.6 to 90.3
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
79 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
3.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5