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EN AC-47000 Aluminum vs. C34200 Brass

EN AC-47000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C34200 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-47000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C34200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.7
3.0 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
370 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
150 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.5
9.0 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
110 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.1 to 89.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
1.5 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.55
32 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4