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EN AC-48000 Aluminum vs. C84800 Brass

EN AC-48000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C84800 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-48000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 310
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 270
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
27
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2 to 3.0
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 510
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 39
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 15
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 87.2
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.5
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7