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EN AC-46400 Aluminum vs. C42200 Brass

EN AC-46400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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-46400 aluminum and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 1.7
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 4.9
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 500
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 32
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 90.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5